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Actually Eastern Europe is doing immigration despite what headlines you might be reading. Lots of Indians and Filipinos and Latin Americans.

• tonymet 2mo ago
  You're right for the most part. exceptions (and faltering) would be Poland, Hungary, Russia, and a few others.
  • leereeves 2mo ago
    Poland faltering? Three days ago HN had: Poland now 6th-largest EU economy, ahead of Switzerland and Belgium https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235323 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49235323 "Poland's rise is primarily the result of years of economic growth, industrial development, expanding exports and rising consumption and investment."
    • tonymet 2mo ago
      i didn't mean economically. stop striving to be uncharitable.
      • leereeves 2mo ago
        In what way did you mean it? Economically was the most logical interpretation in this discussion of "how to preserve economic growth despite a shrinking population and declining productivity".
        • tonymet 2mo ago
          > Actually Eastern Europe is doing immigration despite what headlines you might be reading. "faltering" -- failing to uphold their discipline to restrain immigration