[Allenaz]

So we don't fix the stupid economic system in place and throw immigrants at the problem, all the while making their origin countries even worse since it's now deprived of the ones bright enough to qualify for skilled labour... doesn't sound like the best of plans.

[ben_w]

Bright people have a whole world to move to, not just South Korea. For example, I went from the UK to Germany, and my sister-in-law went from the Philippines to the UK.

[jmnicolas]

What about "not bright" people?

[ben_w]

Personally? I’m in favour of anyone being free to move anywhere anywhen. I don’t see opposite sides of international borders as being more substantially different than different regions within any single country, likewise corresponding movement of people.

[Allenaz]

That's my point, I too went from a 3rd-world country to a developed one, haven't seen many people doing the opposite.

[ben_w]

I know at least five people who are either doing that now or have done that for a while in the past.

Rich countries pay a lot, poor countries are growth opportunities — in both the personal and business senses of the phrase.