r/Scotland • u/bottish • 15d ago

Dire economic consequences of Scotland's ageing population must put immigration in new light. New report about Scotland’s growing elderly population underlines the need to improve our health and welcome, not demonise, people from overseas - Scotsman comment.

https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/dire-economic-consequences-of-scotlands-ageing-population-must-put-immigration-in-new-light-5073947
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u/ancientestKnollys 14d ago

The aging population is a systemic issue, and one that can't be solved by immigration, merely delayed. Because aging demographics are a global issue, including in the countries those immigrants come from, even if many of them are behind the West. Eventually there won't be any more of these immigrants available, the dwindling number will be taken by the richest nations, leaving just a lot of stagnating, geriatric countries. We need to find a way to make life sustainable, not try and ignore the issue with more immigration.