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What Alice Evans thinks about immigration

@alice-evans · 23 positions · 0 changes of mind

Senior lecturer in international development at King's College London, writing The Great Gender Divergence at ggd.world. She compares why men's and women's lives are converging in some societies and diverging in others, mixing survey data with her own interviews across Africa, Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

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  1. Our readingWhere women's economic rise is too mild to resent, the far right turns its grievance politics onto immigration instead.

    Their wordsSince women did not pose an economic threat, far-right politicians have instead galvanised society-wide opposition to immigration.

    ↗Does Women’s Rise trigger Backlash?ggd.world 1st of 2 in this piece

    politics

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  3. Our readingImmigration cannot hold a rich country's working-age population steady, because doing so would require it to become 40 to 50 per cent foreign-born.

    Their wordsFor rich countries to maintain their working-age population ratios in 2050 through permanent migration (where each worker brings one dependent), Lant Pritchett estimates they would need to become 40-50% foreign-born.

    ↗Why is Fertility Collapsing, Globally?ggd.world 2nd of 11 in this piece

    Interesting

  5. Our readingAs every population ages, countries will have to compete for migrants rather than choose freely among them.

    Their wordsOne more word of caution: the world is a closed and shrinking box. As all populations age, competition for talent will only intensify.

    ↗Why is Fertility Collapsing, Globally?ggd.world 4th of 11 in this piece

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  7. Our readingEurope is losing the competition for talented migrants because it is not an attractive enough destination.

    Their wordsEurope’s real problem is that we are not a competitive destination.

    ↗Why is Fertility Collapsing, Globally?ggd.world 5th of 11 in this piece

    Europe

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