France has 10% of foreign born population to US's 14%.
Spain has 17.3% foreign born. Germany has 18%. Canada has 23%.
The funny thing about Spain is that it is a little bit like being in parts of the US or Latin America. Very comfortable, a melange of people. If you were raised in such a mezcla, you will feel quite at home. They welcome an…
France has 10% of foreign born population to US's 14%.
Spain has 17.3% foreign born. Germany has 18%. Canada has 23%.
The funny thing about Spain is that it is a little bit like being in parts of the US or Latin America. Very comfortable, a melange of people. If you were raised in such a mezcla, you will feel quite at home. They welcome any immigrants from Latin America.
The problem is, as per usual, in right-leaning people's heads. The way to beat the demographic issue is just to take people from the rest of the world where there is a higher population growth. This is a snap for the USA, Canada, and would be for Europe as well except for their higher levels of xenophobia.
The countries with cultures that cannot handle this will hurt. This may be China and Japan. Possibly some other, more insular cultures.
I don't know what percentage of Americans cannot deal with an influx of immigrants who become exactly like all the other Americans incredibly quickly but it's probably not much more than the foreign born population.
Racism is probably behind the anxiety because there really is nothing to get anxious about. There are enough people. So what is wrong with the people? Apparently, it is that they are not 'white.'
The definition of 'white' is constantly changing. Most of the people obsessed with being 'white' were not 'white' enough for Hitler or the British--the Poles, Armenians, Greeks, Albanians, Slavs, Irish, Italians, Spaniards, etc., etc.
Look at what Brexit did to the UK, mostly due to the fear of 'immigrants.' They squelched their economy to keep out Latvians and Poles (or whomever they were anxious about).
France has 10% of foreign born population to US's 14%.
Spain has 17.3% foreign born. Germany has 18%. Canada has 23%.
The funny thing about Spain is that it is a little bit like being in parts of the US or Latin America. Very comfortable, a melange of people. If you were raised in such a mezcla, you will feel quite at home. They welcome any immigrants from Latin America.
The problem is, as per usual, in right-leaning people's heads. The way to beat the demographic issue is just to take people from the rest of the world where there is a higher population growth. This is a snap for the USA, Canada, and would be for Europe as well except for their higher levels of xenophobia.
The countries with cultures that cannot handle this will hurt. This may be China and Japan. Possibly some other, more insular cultures.
I don't know what percentage of Americans cannot deal with an influx of immigrants who become exactly like all the other Americans incredibly quickly but it's probably not much more than the foreign born population.
Racism is probably behind the anxiety because there really is nothing to get anxious about. There are enough people. So what is wrong with the people? Apparently, it is that they are not 'white.'
The definition of 'white' is constantly changing. Most of the people obsessed with being 'white' were not 'white' enough for Hitler or the British--the Poles, Armenians, Greeks, Albanians, Slavs, Irish, Italians, Spaniards, etc., etc.
Look at what Brexit did to the UK, mostly due to the fear of 'immigrants.' They squelched their economy to keep out Latvians and Poles (or whomever they were anxious about).
It's truly absurd.