Refugees = Cheap Labor - do Western nations have an ulterior motive?

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Instead of moving businesses to foreign countries for cheap labor, why not bring it to your country?


In aging Germany, refugees seen as tomorrow's skilled workers


While many European countries say asylum seekers could damage their economies if they let in too many, Germany is counting on the record numbers pouring across its borders to save its own.

Berlin estimates its working age population will shrink by 6 million people by 2030 as the number of deaths outstrips births, making it hard to keep the economy growing.

"If we manage to quickly train those that come to us and to get them into work, then we will solve one of our biggest problems for the economic future of our country: the skills shortage," Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel told parliament on Thursday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-europe-migrants-germany-training-anal-idUSKCN0RA1E920150910
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German Companies See Refugees as Opportunity

The German business community views the recent influx of refugees as an opportunity to help companies grow and ensure long-term prosperity. Many are calling for bureaucratic red tape to be lifted so that new arrivals can enter the labor market faster.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/refugees-are-an-opportunity-for-the-german-economy-a-1050102.html

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REPORT: Banks Admit They Want MORE EU Migration For Cheap Labour, A ‘Brexit’ Could HELP Smaller Euro Nations

http://www.breitbart.com/london/2016/01/21/how-you-know-the-pro-eu-voices-are-those-of-the-big-corporates-who-want-cheap-labour/

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The Economics of Syrian Refugees


http://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/the-economics-of-syrian-refugees

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Canada Will Need More Immigrants Or Face Decline: Economists

Beyond the question of refugees, a growing number of experts say Canada will have to increase the number of immigrants it takes in to offset an aging population and a low birth rate.

The Conference Board of Canada estimated last year that the country will have to raise the number of immigrants arriving annually to 350,000 within the next 20 years, from around 250,000 a year today.

“Without immigrants, Canada faces labour shortages, a smaller tax base, and increased strain on our medical system and pension funds,” Conference Board research associate Kareem El-Assal wrote.

“Indeed, in the absence of high immigration levels, Canada’s population will shrink, our economy will suffer, and our standard of living will decline.”

El-Assal noted that when Canada launched its “points system” for immigrants in 1967, it made the country a world leader in economic immigration.

But today, other countries such as Australia, Germany and the U.S. are catching up, and Canada finds itself in competition for skilled migrants.

“A multi-faceted approach to change that incorporates all three levels of government, employers, communities, immigrants, and other stakeholders, is needed to modernize our national immigration program and blaze a new trail,” El Assal wrote.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2015/11/26/refugees-economy-canada_n_8658076.html