Net migration (ie, immigrants minus emigrants) to Australia is currently twice the rate before the covid-19 pandemic. In 2022 net migration to Canada was more than double the previous record. The rich world as a whole is in the middle of an unprecedented migration boom. Not long ago it seemed as if many wealthy countries had turned decisively against mass migration. In the global wave of populism that followed, politicians from Australia to Hungary promised to crack down on migration.

Source: Mint May 29, 2023 07:43 UTC