Demographics: Labor shortage to be addressed through increased immigration
Several dozen countries have said they will address their low birth rate driven labor shortages by importing "skilled workers" from abroad. The US too.
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International/Global/Immigration
Media
Media: “I moved abroad” stories are biased to Europe
A pop meme in the media is "I moved abroad" stories, with about 80% detailing a move to Europe. Yet only about 20+/-% of Americans abroad live in Europe.
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Education
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Immigration: The US exports humanities students and imports STEM students
Up to 45% of humanities students study abroad and develop global skills; hardly any STEM students do this as their course schedules do not allow study abroad.
Education: Who studies abroad?
Data shows that humanities students more likely to come from wealthier families, far more likely to do study abroad programs.
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Economy
Gen Z/Generational issues
Geopolitics
International/Global/Immigration
Policy/Government
Economy: The end of free trade
Globalization went wild from the 1980s to 2020s. Now we've gone full protectionism. Older workers pay the costs of this flip, at both ends.
Finance: What happened to microloans and microcredit?
In the 1990s and early 2000s, "microloans" and "microcredit" were the rage in spurring economic growth. But they did not work and left people in poverty.
Business: Globalization and free trade is dead
Protectionism is now hip. Free trade is so 20th century.
Economy: Americans pay 96% of Trump’s tariff costs
Trump goes full protectionism, seeks to have Americans pay higher prices for most everything, declares free trade over.