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Portugal has had a really amazing experience with both Ukranian and Moldovan immigrant communities, the general sentiment is that they work hard and are general
by DoingIsLearning 5y ago
Portugal has had a really amazing experience with both Ukranian and Moldovan immigrant communities, the general sentiment is that they work hard and are generally extremely well qualified/experienced.
But not to take away from the solidarity which is indeed genuine. Portugal also has an extremely low birth rate problem and needs tax payers fast in order to prevent state pension funds' collapse in the next decades. So there is also a secondary motive here to attract families to Portugal.
- spaniard89277 5y agoThe problem I see in Portugal is that doing business is expensive. Also, their internal market has very low disposable income, with high taxes thus low savings. And they seem to go doubling down on it, unless you're a rich foreigner.
- belter 5y agoIf you are getting shot at by Russian soldiers, I don't think the solution involves business tax optimization...
- spaniard89277 5y agoI know I know, I apologize.
- alcappuccino 5y agoAs a Portuguese, I confirm this too. Me, my friends, family, friends of friends all the say the same: friendly, good and hardworking people. I just wish I go with my car and help someone come to Portugal.
- kazinator 5y agoGoogle: Ukraine birth rate: 1.23 births per woman (2019) Portugal birth rate: 1.42 births per woman (2019) Ukraine-to-Portugal migration is just displacement of low-birth rate white people from one place to another. If you get only young immigrants, it does help you, to the detriment of their place of origin, which is left with an older population. A lot of people who migrate for economic reasons and such are young or younger. 65-year-olds don't often get up and emigrate somewhere. But I don't suspect that's the case under war time evacuation though.