Migrants will boost Europe's demographics
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This argument is used in the debates Does being on the left necessarily mean being in favor of mass immigration? and Should we accept immigration?.
This argument is a justification of Welcoming migrants is good for European economies.
This argument is used in the debates Does being on the left necessarily mean being in favor of mass immigration? and Should we accept immigration?.This argument is a justification of Welcoming migrants is good for European economies.
Summary
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 entered, “"Immigrants need Europe, and Europe needs immigrants", said Kofi Annan before the European Parliament.”, UN Info, 29/01/2004.
References
Justifications
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Europe's population is aging and will decline without significant migration
Objections
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The race for ever more population is a mistake -
We can boost demographics through birth control measures, without migrants
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France has gone from 50 to 67 million inhabitants in just a few decades, so there's no "demographic problem".
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Europe's megacities are overpopulated, lacking housing and services, and it's madness to bring in migrants.