Migrants will boost Europe's demographics

Keywords: Migrants, Borders, Reception, Immigration, Demography, Economic recovery.

Summary

https://www.vaticannews.va/fr/monde/news/2018-05/europe-vieillissement-population-demographie-statistique.html

Quotes

« With "skyrocketing birth and death rates" and a population that, without immigration, would fall in the soon-to-be 25 States of the Union from 452 million in 2000 to less than 400 million by the year 2050, the Secretary General indicated that, "even if there is no simple solution [...] the solution necessarily involves immigration." "This is why I encourage European States to open up new channels for regular immigration, for skilled and unskilled workers, for family reunification and for economic reasons, on a temporary or permanent basis", he declared. »

Author not provided, « "Immigrants need Europe, and Europe needs immigrants", said Kofi Annan before the European Parliament. », UN Info, 29/01/2004

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Justifications

• Europe's population is aging and will decline without significant migration

Objections

• The race for ever more population is a mistake
• We can boost demographics through birth control measures, without migrants
• France has gone from 50 to 67 million inhabitants in just a few decades, so there's no "demographic problem".
• Europe's megacities are overpopulated, lacking housing and services, and it's madness to bring in migrants.

Parent debate

• Should we accept immigration?