An analysis published by the American magazine Foreign Policy expected that the world will witness a major global migration wave after the Corona pandemic recedes, driven by two factors: the need for many countries to fill their labor shortage, and the flight of people from the areas most affected by climate change in search of stable places livable.
Parag Khanna, an Indian-American academic who specializes in international relations and founder of the FutureMap organization, said in his analysis in the magazine, that there are 3 simultaneous crises plaguing the world now, namely the Corona pandemic, climate change, and the peak of the world population in the current century. , will affect immigration policies in the near future.
He pointed out that talk of high immigration rates in light of the restrictions and closure policies now associated with fighting the Corona pandemic, and toxic anti-immigrant political rhetoric in some countries, may seem unlikely, but that will change once the epidemic subsides as xenophobic populism will soon be eliminated and replaced by conflict In order to attract young talents.
new destinations
According to the article, countries that are the traditional destination for immigration, such as the United States and Britain, may not be the ones that will win the new round of the global struggle for immigrant talent.
The author, author of The Forces Uprooting Us, noted that "new immigration destinations and opportunities have emerged recently, and we will see new countries around the world competing to attract the best and smartest immigrants."
He said that Canada and Japan are candidates to join the list of countries that are the most prominent destinations for immigrants. He also expected that countries that were not known as immigration destinations will join the list, including Kazakhstan, which is expected to become a major attraction for immigrants in the future.
The article notes that, given the demographic problem of a peaking population, it is no longer easy to predict which countries will win at this crucial stage the war for young talent, as skilled millennials carefully evaluate their options, depending on many factors including costs Living, political trends, citizenship choices, and climate.
He concluded that the fierce competition to attract talent will play a decisive role in changing the policies related to immigration, just as countries need to achieve demographic balance.
He said that there are countries that will win and others will lose in the war to attract young talent, but that migration will enrich the global economy and humanity in general.