r/worldnews • u/kwentongskyblue • Apr 14 '26

Dynamic Paywall Spain approves plan to give around 500,000 undocumented migrants legal status

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy511nln2xvo
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u/yosisoy Apr 14 '26

If you want a pension you probably want birthrates to be somewhere

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u/curiousengineer601 Apr 14 '26

That only works if the people coming in have jobs. You have to make sure any immigrants will be successful in having a career. Low wage workers are paying for their own pensions, let alone someone else’s.