Re:Researchers find IQ scores dropping since the 1970s
by swebs on Wednesday June 13, 2018 @08:22PM
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Maybe pre-2015, but since the European Migrant Crisis, there has been a disproportionate amount of migration from sub-Saharan Africa, which is the region that scores lowest in those surveys.
https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10840/spain-migrant-crisi...
It also stands to reason that there is no reason to assume Spain is at the top of the chart when it comes to national average - so they are most likely also having immigration from countries with a higher average. This would mitigate the effect of countries with a lower average, would it not?
Returning to the original point:
Because immigration usually entails an amount of merit and ability - the successful immigrants are usually at the higher end of the capability spectrum of the originating countries population.
Doesn't it stand to reason immigration would have either a minuscule or positive effect on national average IQ?