Submitted by Murein t3_11mu9q7 in Futurology
n4nattynat t1_jbn9tk1 wrote
Happy to see I'm not the only one thinking about this. I'm gonna take a stab at it.
First, I think the U.S. still has some runway, for the following reasons: 1) It's still a popular place for immigrants. If the smart ones manage to build lives here, this country will continue to be the leading standard for innovation and quality of life. 2) Despite the terrible state of American politics, there are still plenty of reasonable people to give us a chance to return to common sense. 3) U.S. law is still unbelievably unique in its allowance for people to pursue whatever good things they want (career, family, etc.). Of course, major generalizations here lol.
Canada is attractive for its easier immigration policies and similar English Common Law. However, with the way its parliament is looking right now, it's a tough one. But hope is not lost. The country is somehow churning out some of the best minds we've seen in our lifetime.
In terms of national power, China is one to look at for the next 10 years, IMO. But I'm no expert, so I'll stop there.
Europe is a tough one, but I'm rooting for southern and eastern Europeans. They're not entirely woke (yet), and places like Poland and Germany are still popular. But their abysmal birth rates are stressing them out. And I'm not too familiar with their laws to say how accommodating they are.
I'm quite optimistic about Australia and New Zealand. Immigration is quite easy, nice quality of life, reasonable education.
For me, I'd be looking at immigration trends: moves to NA for reasons already stated, to EU to replace their declining population, to AUS (I know its a popular immigration spot for south and southeast Asians). My guess is that the future belongs to immigrants.
hononononoh t1_jbo1rzw wrote
Drought and massive sudden influxes desperate migrants are the big looming specters for both southern Europe and Australia.
evotrans t1_jbofri6 wrote
> “I'm quite optimistic about Australia and New Zealand. Immigration is quite easy,”
Australia and New Zealand are actually two of the hardest countries to emigrate to.
n4nattynat t1_jbp5e2f wrote
I take back the statement about Australia's immigration, but I doubt your statement is true as well. Below are my sources, where AUS is neither among the most difficult nor the easiest (although consider they're experiencing labor shortage rn). You'll need to provide support for your statements too.
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/hardest-countries-to-immigrate-to
evotrans t1_jbto69r wrote
I have been to Australia three times and I’m quite familiar with it and it’s immigration rules. I had friends from London who thought they could emigrate Australia, since it is part of the commonwealth, it was too difficult even for them so they had to settle on coming to America instead. The only way somebody from America will be able to do it is either to marry a native or to have a lot of money in liquid assets that you bring with you. For certain jobs, where they need people, the grant work visas, but that doesn’t make you a citizen.
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