Non-white births outnumbered white births in US last year.
by Gwynne Dyer
What if China, flush with its new wealth, opened its doors to mass immigration? It would make sense from an economic and social point of view, because its one-child-per-family policy has produced a young generation far smaller than the one that now does most of the work. China's population is "aging" (ie its average age is going up) faster than any other country in history, and it could certainly do with some more young people.
If it had an immigration policy like that of the United States, it could fill all the gaping holes in the workforce that will open up when the present adult generation retires, and there would be enough people working and paying taxes to support that older generation in its "golden years." Otherwise, there will be barely one worker for each retiree, and their post-retirement years will be far from golden.
So let's suppose China opens the gates. (Stay with me on this.) …
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Gwynne Dyer is a London-based independent journalist whose articles are published in 45 countries.
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