“The low fertility rate, which has persisted for about three decades, will continue to contribute to low birth rates, especially in the context of the systematic decline in the number of women of reproductive age,” wrote the agency. “This trend is further exacerbated by the persistently high level of emigration abroad.”

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    IMO this is more of short-term solution (having some immigration is always good though). All these countries with declining populations need to fix their societies to make it actually desirable for people to have kids. Immigration by itself won’t work forever (assuming the countries people are emigrating from fix their problems), but it will give them time to fix things. Problem is most of these countries seem completely incapable of actually fixing their problems, so…

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      All these countries with declining populations need to fix their societies to make it actually desirable for people to have kids.

      Yes and it always and ever will be immigrants who lead the charge forward to try new ideas, start businesses, movements and inject new vital life into societies. To argue otherwise is to deny the basic wisdom inherent to genetics that diversity is the conjugation of strength and stability.

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        If immigration was the solution to everything, the US would be a paradise. It’s necessary but not enough.

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          All these epstein files detailing the convoluted Israel psy ops and pedophile billionaire corruption that goes unpunished for decades makes it clear that the type of hell the United States are going through is purposely manufactured by something entirely else than immigration.

          I mean you can’t turn education into an expensive business and expect your population to develop critical skills and historical context out of thin air.

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            The point isn’t that immigration is bad, it’s that assuming that immigration will magically solve everything is just incredibly naive.