So what happens when birth rates in “those people’s” countries go down? Immigration is just a temporary solution to a long term problem.

Low birthrate = crappy workforce. Italy would have to start begging people from other countries to come live and work there. Japan is going to have to do that soon. Either that or the GDP and the economy suffer.

A society where the old are plenty is a very problematic society. It should be easy for anyone to see that the healthcare system will be strained, lots of resources will be used to care for the old. there will be fewer people doing the caring. The young also tend to drive economic growth because the consume but…

Italian couples aren’t having children because they’re not having sex or because they don’t want to – it’s because the government provides very little support for families with children and because the main source of childcare in Italy is family.