Even skilled immigration depresses wages of skilled workers. There's an analysis from the Dutch government Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis on this, which shows essentially this, which can be found in English translation on https://www.cpb.nl/sites/default/files/publicaties/download/....
One thing that I think is neglected even in this study however, is that bringing in even a very productive person increases things like housing competition, and even just bringing in a few people can cause prices to balloon, just as a tiny shortage can cause prices to balloon.
It would therefore almost certainly be better to have Ukraine functioning and for Europe to trade with an ever more integrated and ever more well-functioning Ukraine.
Letting these people in isn't something is good for the economy, it's a matter of protecting people from war-- i.e. they're refugees.
Indeed, it sound crazy to me for Europe to be able to successfully absorb 40+ million Ukraianians. And even if the guy is only talking about absorbing the young and skilled, it's just gonna hurt those in the Ukraine who will be left behind.
They're well-integrated in the sense of "keeping your head down and not causing any trouble." If you cause trouble, you're liable to be deported, lose your job, or have other consequences.
Tolerance for foreigners has gone down in the past two decades by quite a lot. There's a perception the current culture wars have helped, but for most immigrants, they've done the opposite.
“Slavs” is a European term. I worked with a bunch of Eastern Europeans in Canada and everyone is like “oh, that’s the former communist countries”.
The reputation of “slavs” in Europe does not carry to the Americas. They’re just “europeans” to us.
I used to chuckle s bit when Europeans would say “oh im from the Lorraine region” or “my ancestors were from Prussia”. I’m like “mother f’er nobody gives a shit, here you’re just white”.
Next time you're watching your favorite TV show, have a look at the person with the Slavic accent, and see what stereotype they play.
Are they the evil villain? The awkward nerdy pervert? The village crazy?
Pay attention for a few months. In my experience, 100% of the portrayals are based on stereotypes. Those stereotypes show up in schools, workplaces, and courts.
I would agree that in general “foreign accent” had certain connotations, but I would challenge any average North American to identify a Russian vs Polish vs Yugoslavian accent.
And maybe my take is because I’m from a part of North American that was pretty much settled by Eastern Europeans? I mean they were most of the farmers back in the early 1900’s.
The SNL episode this weekend, talking about Ukraine, went with the Eastern European prostitute stereotype.
It's worth thinking about what Yakov Smirnoff was loved for. The black actors in minstrel show were often beloved too. So was Aunt Jemima.
CBS just called us "relatively civilized" and "relatively European." Everyone picked up on the anti-Muslim racism, but few noticed that Eastern Europeans took a middle rung. More human than the Middle East, but less human than Europe.
https://twitter.com/imraansiddiqi/status/1497607326487826435
That does not ring true at all. I am one of the slavic minority who lived in UK for 2,5 years and I do not remember a single instance of being treated poorly for being slavic. And I have not heard anything like that from any of my friends (and I believe I would know - people talk about these things). Sure, I went West, made some money and returned to my country. But not because I was treated poorly - many people have this plan from the beginning: you go to UK, improve your English, gain a lot of experience, make money and use those to jumpstart your career after you return.
> There is a massive shortage of labour in large parts of Europe
Citation needed?