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Re:Japan's population declines for first time since 1920s by ern on Friday February 26, 2016 @06:36PM (#11185127)
The US? Australia? Canada? New Zealand? The line between "skilled migrants" and "colonists" is blurred in the earlier part of their histories, but all those countries seem to be doing well in the grand scheme of things.
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Re:Japan's population declines for first time since 1920s by Amezarak on Friday February 26, 2016 @07:26PM (#11185385)
> The line between "skilled migrants" and "colonists" is a blurred in the earlier part of their histories, but all those countries seem to be doing well in the grand scheme of things.

I think the native peoples of those countries would take issue with the idea that "skilled migrants"/"colonists" were a good thing for their nations.

It seems bizarre to say we're optimizing for the economic success of the landmass and not the people currently living in it.

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Re:Japan's population declines for first time since 1920s by zanny on Friday February 26, 2016 @07:59PM (#11185508)
It is unlikely we will be slaughtered or deported from our nations if we allow immigration and see a gradual demographic shift towards the immigrants like in colonial times.
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