[solidsnack9000]

There are two problems with this take:

* The people who immigrate have declining TFR after a couple of generations, if not in the first generation.

* The rest of the world has declining TFR.

So hey, you might gain a couple of generations, but maybe not even that much. Populations all over the world are rapidly gaining in education and, with it, undergoing the "demographic transition" -- later entry into the work force and much lower TFR.

[Wowfunhappy]

But society can handle population decline if it happens slowly (ie over a couple of generations). It's a problem if it happens quickly.

(And, personally, I think it would give us much more than a couple generations.)

[polski-g]

Education isn't the cause of fertility decline because North Korea is experiencing the same drop.

[solidsnack9000]

There are two concerns I have with your reply:

* Everything I'm reading about education in North Korea indicates it is actually fairly intensive.

* A trend or tendency admits of exceptions, so finding one or two exceptions doesn't answer the trend.