> This is the way. Being able to attract immigrants in a demographic environment where your population is aging is a big plus for an economy. Only if it isn’t

> This is the way. Being able to attract immigrants in a demographic environment where your population is aging is a big plus for an economy. Only if it isn’t used to express preference for a largely pliant/easily controlled workforce. > Unfortunately large parts of the electorate don't appreciate this. When one generation loses its manufacturing job, the next one loses it to early offshoring efforts in tech, and the current generation loses theirs to COVID era inspired offshoring, sympathy is a luxury. Give them a sizable citizens’ dividend that offsets their individualized losses, coming from immigrant-involved firms, industries, and professions.