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Japanese Leaders Are Patriotic, Rejecting Mass Immigration As An Answer To Declining Birthrates
2018-01-23
[Mercer] It’s shameful‐treason, if you are a politician‐to suggest that an aging and shrinking population is REASON TO FLOOD A COUNTRY WITH IMMIGRANTS, bringing about the near extinction of the native population.

This I’ve said in all my writing on immigration, and in response to the "demographics are destiny crowd" (Mark Steyn being among them). See: "Beck, Wilders, and His Boosters’ Blind Spot" (2010)

Not being traitors to their own, Japanese leaders are having none of it.

Japan will not accept mass immigration, says Masashi Mori, the mayor of Toyama. Efforts to raise the birth rate have had little success, although there are a few exceptions (see article). The only alternative is to learn to live with far fewer people. That implies great upheaval, which Toyama hopes to minimise.

Link to the Economist story referenced by Mercer: A small Japanese city shrinks with dignity.
Posted by:Besoeker

#6  I'm pretty sure the Japanese (or any other group) would have more children if there were enough economic incentives offered (or disincentives, such as tax policy, changed or removed.)
Posted by: PBMcL   2018-01-23 16:20  

#5  In 100 years, this crisis will be forgotten, but Japan will still be Japanese. Don't argue with the math. There is more than one way to "extinguish" a native population. Japan will remain Japanese only as long as the Japanese can be bothered to bring more Japanese into this vale of toil and sin.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-01-23 14:15  

#4  Sacrificing GDP but it probably mean greater GDP PER HEAD!

Bad for politicians, good for citizens
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-01-23 14:09  

#3  They have a generation that won't have sex. Perhaps they should consider freezing some eggs, just in case.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-01-23 13:48  

#2  Japan is super overcrowded anyway. In 100 years, this crisis will be forgotten, but Japan will still be Japanese. Some things are worth sacrificing GDP for.
Posted by: Harcourt Angoluting9366   2018-01-23 12:23  

#1  No, no, no immigrants. One, legalize polygamy. Two, call those Filipino ladies 'war brides'.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2018-01-23 09:07  

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