Global Migration Can Have a Positive Impact on Supply Chains
The question of whether the United States and the EU will be able to replace their labor forces to remain economically viable in the global market is closely tied to immigration.
Lost in some of the more passionate, and often inflamed, dialogue on global immigration is the argument that immigration can result in positive long-term outcomes for supply chains both here and in the EU.
If strong supply chains translate into stronger national security—as we believe they do—then it’s time to step up and champion policies that ensure Western World nations continue to welcome highly-motivated émigrés to their shores. Two recent studies make compelling cases in support of this position.
The McKinsey Global Institute—the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company—posits in its paper “A Window of Opportunity for Europe,” that the EU has a solid platform for renewal, based largely on its ability to absorb a new generation of young workers. Here in the U.S., a Brookings Institution paper, “The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways,” examines trends in immigrant population growth through an updated metropolitan immigration typology, with special attention to the working age population, and the impact of immigrants on population change in metropolitan America.
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Lost in some of the more passionate, and often inflamed, dialogue on global immigration is the argument that immigration can result in positive long-term outcomes for supply chains both here and in the EU.
If strong supply chains translate into stronger national security—as we believe they do—then it’s time to step up and champion policies that ensure Western World nations continue to welcome highly-motivated émigrés to their shores. Two recent studies make compelling cases in support of this position.
The McKinsey Global Institute—the business and economics research arm of McKinsey & Company—posits in its paper “A Window of Opportunity for Europe,” that the EU has a solid platform for renewal, based largely on its ability to absorb a new generation of young workers. Here in the U.S., a Brookings Institution paper, “The Rise of New Immigrant Gateways,” examines trends in immigrant population growth through an updated metropolitan immigration typology, with special attention to the working age population, and the impact of immigrants on population change in metropolitan America.
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