The article discusses the current age of mass migration, where over 281 million people live outside their birth countries. It notes a record high of forcibly displaced individuals due to conflict and disaster, with refugees and asylum seekers significantly increasing. This influx is transforming political landscapes, particularly in affluent countries where immigration has become a contentious issue. Right-wing populism has thrived on anti-immigrant sentiments, despite the underlying need for immigrants to help sustain aging populations and economies. The article highlights a troubling paradox where nations that reject migration are actually in need of it to maintain their livelihoods.
The surge of people trying to reach Europe, the United States, Britain, Canada and Australia has set off a broad panic, reshaping the political landscape.
Migration has become the critical fault line of politics, with right-wing populists asserting that immigrants are to blame for the ills of society.
The countries that malign migrants are, whether they recognize it or not, in quite serious need of new people to sustain their economies.
In the not-so-distant future, many countries will have too few people to sustain their current standard of living, highlighting a paradox in migration.
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