alt Hacker NewsI do wonder about this. With demographic collapse coming for almost all nations, or with a notable trend line for it to come, what would happen if other nations basically prevent emigration? Better to keep their people than lose them. Alternatively, those with large populations can use this as a bargaining chip in trade negotiations.
The coming decades will be interesting.
When Europe lost a tone of people to disease, wages went up, housing was cheep and people made families.
Sadly, big business wants cheap labor so we can't have nice things.