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I see repopulation of the rural areas in japan has precisely the same problems as "repopulation" of US rural areas has. What they need is immigration. Badly. T
by AtlasBarfed 5y ago
I see repopulation of the rural areas in japan has precisely the same problems as "repopulation" of US rural areas has.
What they need is immigration. Badly. Those are the most willing people to come and economically rural areas are cheaper and thus more affordable for immigrants.
But the population that remains in rural areas is inflexible and strongly tied to ethnic identities.
- Ekaros 5y agoIs there really huge influx of immigrants wanting to be farmers or living in rural villages with little connection to their own culture? What I have understood is that even refugees prefer bigger cities, with more modern work and communities from their own culture...
- nwatson 5y agoOut driving in North Carolina in what are seemingly "traditional rural" settings in the middle of nowhere I'll often come across signs reading "llanteria" (tire shop) or "Iglesia Evangélica" (Evangelical Church) in Spanish. At this point immigrants have reached most parts of the southeast U.S., rural and urban. BTW if you're ever in Hickory, NC there's a great Hmong restaurant with the hilarious name Duck 'n' Good Food. EDIT: spelling
- slim 5y agoMan immigrants risk their lives on rafts and die by the thousands every year, just to have hope. Not a good life, just hope. They would be willing to work their ass of for a house and a farm.
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