I was hoping that people would read the comments posted beneathe the article.
One common theme is that there is already a high unemployment rate in many EU countries, so by encouraging immigration (unless only the suitably skilled are selected) then that situation becomes worse.
Immigration of unskilled people places a higher burden on govt welfare payments, and this burden falls back onto the tax-payers in these countries.
Many EU-born people are actually leaving to seek work in other countries.
Another point made was that why encouage immigration to boost failing economies, because it is the economic model which is the problem (continued growth of economies come at the expense of the environment and at the expense of the quality of life for EU-born people.
It is the economic model which needs to be changed and the solution is not to bring in even more people. if govt welfare supports immigrants then eventually, govts run out of money to pay pensions, healthcare, schools etc.
it has been likened to a fiscal Ponzi scheme, which will inevitably collapse.
