The elephant in the room is the aging populations in virtually all 'early developed' countries.
In the US, there is mass migration from Latin America.
In Japan, there is mass migration from 'overseas Japanese' (Nikkeijin), Chinese, Mongolians, Koreans, Phillipinos, other Asians, even Africans and others (you'll see African dudes at construction sites and stuff sometimes).
In Europe, the migrants come from the Middle East, South Asia, Northern Africa.
It's a pretty broad phenomenon. However, large employers certainly benefit from the cheap and docile labor, which provides some of the political cover for mass migration. Therefore, the precise nature of the policies visa-vis migration are as subject to political cronyism as everything else.
In the US, there is mass migration from Latin America.
In Japan, there is mass migration from 'overseas Japanese' (Nikkeijin), Chinese, Mongolians, Koreans, Phillipinos, other Asians, even Africans and others (you'll see African dudes at construction sites and stuff sometimes).
In Europe, the migrants come from the Middle East, South Asia, Northern Africa.
It's a pretty broad phenomenon. However, large employers certainly benefit from the cheap and docile labor, which provides some of the political cover for mass migration. Therefore, the precise nature of the policies visa-vis migration are as subject to political cronyism as everything else.
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