Is there any merit to opposing mass immigration for economic reasons?

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[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Immigrants can use welfare. If you import a million people who barely pay any taxes but take out social benefits, you are creating new debt.

Furthermore, a country like Japan that opposes most immigration is struggling economically due to a lack of labor.

Japan is literally the 3rd richest country in the world. If that's struggling, sign me up.

[–]Nombre27 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

This article is worth reading in full, re: Canada and the net economic effects of immigration

https://williamgairdner.ca/is-the-economy-a-good-reason-for-immigration/

To conclude: a recent study by economist Herbert Grubel of Simon Fraser University revealed that the 2.5 million immigrants who came to Canada between 1990 and 2002 received $18.3 billion more in government services and benefits in the year 2002 alone than they paid in taxes for that year! Grubel stated that this amount was more than the federal government contributed to health care in 2000-2001, and more than twice what it spent on defence.

[–]radicalcentristNational Centrism 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Thanks, I will add it to my list for later.