Oggeyria wrote:Ironically I would say it is just the opposite. Yes, immigration costs a bit of money up front, however it costs hilariously little looking at other costs (properly, like the Sweden Democrats often fail to do). So for a small cost, we get economic growth, future job oppurtunities, future taxpayers and at the same time get to help people in need. So no, immigration is not a short-term solution to a long term problem. But moreso the opposite.
The Sweden Democrats don't really like to remember the immigration from Finland and the Balkans during the 1900s, which turned out nicely, and was frowned upon with the same, flawed arguments as today.
Another fun fact about economies, both Sweden and Germany, who have two of Europe's strongest economies, are also two of the biggest takers of immigrants.
You also get a huge cultural impact (unless they're actually willing to live in your country and assimilate). You also get a slowly, but steadily rising unemployment rate. Sweden has an 8% unemployment rate, do you really need to keep pouring in more and more uneducated people who don't even want to work? Birth rates are the long term solution, not immigration.
That's different, though. I'm all for immigration from decent countries. Finns, Norwegians, Danes, Germans, and of the civilized countries' educated workers should be welcome. The problem of today is that immigrants are pouring in from places like the middle east, plagued with Islam, which will, in the near future, have huge consequences for Europe. If immigrants are coming from decent countries, that's fine, but not the uneducated, lazy, violent ones that are pouring in from third world cesspits.
They have the strongest economies thanks to hard work and dedication, as well as baby booms from their own countries. Not laziness and welfare. A hard worker with a college degree and/or work experience who's willing to become part of your country and society is worth 10x more than a lazy, uneducated one that wants to destroy it.
I'd also like to point out that the best nations to live in are very homogenous. Iceland is 90 something percent Icelandic, Japan is about 99% Japanese, Norway is like 85% Norwegian, and so on. Meanwhile in Sweden, the numbers are falling fast, and rape and other crime is skyrocketing.