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Why don't low birth-rate countries make immigration to their country easier? (fedia.io)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Wouldn't they benefit from more people? Of course it would come with the condition of learning the language at an acceptable level and that being tied to residency.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Add Canada to that list. 1 million immigrants a year and everything is collapsing - our housing, healthcare, education, nothing can keep up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Odd I was in B.C. about a month ago. Seemed like civilization was still operating there.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

proof you weren't: BC has had a huge homeless problem for decades that is only getting worse.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I'd argue that homeless are a symptom and lack of housing is the problem.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

but mostly: afraid of zombies is full of shit.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

yes and no.

homeless are a symptom of many things. healthcare. lack of rentals. lack of employment. lack of social services.

but what is known is that there has been a huge increase in the rate of population growth in Canada in the last several years, along with a decrease in natural population increases (lowering birth rate) and a massive increase in immigration. While housing is an issue, there were never enough spare beds for the increase, and never could be, in the time frame they were required.

So, to put it another way: no.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Unless you live there, your visit to BC likely did not involve needing to use any of those systems or services. You saw the country through tourist eyes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Clearly. They must have hid the Mad Max dystopia from me. Excellent job. I am walking around Victoria thinking it's a cute mini-Seattle and really they started BBQing humans babies for food when I turned around.