I think this issue will propagate as countries resources and patience reach their limit. In this case the Swiss are attempting to prevent themselves from becoming another UK. Unchecked migration leads to social unrest. And over population leads to social unrest.
The answer, IMO, is to stop migration and seek to improve the standards of “failed” countries. Wishful thinking.
There are legitimate complaints from the anti-immigration camp, resources reaching their limits and dwindling government support are real problems. I don’t see this as a factor of immigration, but rather the endgame of a system that feeds on more.
In the case of the UK, virtually every ‘anti-immigration’ Conservative government actually increased immigration more than the Labour opposition. I suppose no one knows the ‘benefits’ of cheap labour and infinite growth better.
My feeling is, until a balanced steady-state economic system is acheived, or even desired, immigration will remain a side-show. The proposed Swiss law says it all. When the population reaches 9.5 million, the government must ‘do something’.
I think this issue will propagate as countries resources and patience reach their limit. In this case the Swiss are attempting to prevent themselves from becoming another UK. Unchecked migration leads to social unrest. And over population leads to social unrest.
The answer, IMO, is to stop migration and seek to improve the standards of “failed” countries. Wishful thinking.
There are legitimate complaints from the anti-immigration camp, resources reaching their limits and dwindling government support are real problems. I don’t see this as a factor of immigration, but rather the endgame of a system that feeds on more.
In the case of the UK, virtually every ‘anti-immigration’ Conservative government actually increased immigration more than the Labour opposition. I suppose no one knows the ‘benefits’ of cheap labour and infinite growth better.
My feeling is, until a balanced steady-state economic system is acheived, or even desired, immigration will remain a side-show. The proposed Swiss law says it all. When the population reaches 9.5 million, the government must ‘do something’.
Good luck.