Goat wroteImmigration is good for the economy and society and should be encouraged.
Depends on the migrants themselves and how much they contribute to the economy and society.
I can tell you for a fact that my parents and nearly all their ex-Yugoslav friends are nothing but social welfare leeches who hate living in Australia, do not associate with Australians and generally don't work. They of course take all the government welfare they can get.
Personally I think those types should fuck off back to their own countries, my parents included. I've even told them to go back if they're not happy in Australia.
But the dole and associated benefits aren't as good in Croatia as they are in Australia.
Another one for you Goat:
What do you think of the following case?
Java, the main island of Indonesia is horrifically overpopulated
Javanese are encouraged by the Indonesian Government to migrate to other parts of Indonesia including West Papua, Malaccas, Aceh, Borneo etc.
Javanese are given heavy subsidies to migrate while the locals are pushed out of their way by both the migrants and the Indonesian government. This includes cultural and economic discrimination.
This leads to endemic internal strife including mass violence.
Another case is that of plundering poorer countries of essential doctors etc. Many Australian doctors are from India, Bangladesh and Pakistan.
Every single doctor that migrates from say Pakistan to Australia is one less doctor able to service the already underserviced masses in those countries.
I saw a recent report on one Bangladeshi hospital which is basically a large tent. In one month, they lost 2 doctors to migration to Australia and Canada.
In Australia it's viewed as cheaper to simply acquire foreign trained workers than train your own. So third world countries suffer because we're cheap skates.
So not all immigration is good nor does it all lead to positive changes.
Migration has to be carefully managed lest it become an issue.