[swiftcoder]

The real question, is whether the humanoid robot will ever be cheaper than hiring immigrant labour. Because that's a pretty damn low threshold

[lugu]

There isn't enough migrant to do all labor east asia will need as its population gets quickly older. Plus the societal aspiration of culture dissemination isn't there.

[fragmede]

The problem is that human immigrant labor is, well, human. Cost isn't the only metric being considered.