> I wonder if there are strategic reasons behind this - do the US and European countries fear a growing China and India and feel the need to compete, for example?
Well the US would be in a slow decline if not for immigration, so we're trying to get smart people to come here which both sustains us and deprives the others of talent. We also seem to like ambitious folks willing to work hard for less pay, so we maintain a very leaky southern border.
China is the only country I know actively trying to address population. The guy who invented RISUG is in India, but I haven't checked how that's going in a while.
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Well the US would be in a slow decline if not for immigration, so we're trying to get smart people to come here which both sustains us and deprives the others of talent. We also seem to like ambitious folks willing to work hard for less pay, so we maintain a very leaky southern border.
China is the only country I know actively trying to address population. The guy who invented RISUG is in India, but I haven't checked how that's going in a while.