• Crashumbc@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Europe has the same issue the US does.

    They pillaged these countries for a dozen plus decades. Actively destroying them. Now the people have lost all hope.

    What they should do is make reparations to these countries and help them rebuild, so people don’t want to leave or don’t have to leave…

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netM
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      6 months ago

      Partially, but it is also that due to wage and PPP differences a single person with a mediocre job in the EU can support an entire extended family back in their home country. Changing that is not so easy, especially when it largely comes down to PPP and lifestyle differences.

      IMHO as much as I agree that it would be great for people to not feel a lot of pressure to leave their home countries to look for a better life, maybe the more realistic option is to try and find a way to make this migration more beneficial for both sides (which it already largely is, but we could do better).