[Saline9515]

It's not just a narrative and has been proven true, at least for (2).[0]

For (1), I think that a good discussion with any business owner in a migrant-dominated field will tell you that hiring foreigners is done to keep costs low and avoid Baumol's law. As a result, locals don't want to work in such fields, reinforcing the need for migrants.

[0] https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/uploads/default/original/2X/9...

[atoav]

So what you're saying is that people arriving in a country don't earn as much as people with established ties there? Cool. I wonder how that could be? /s

Hours worked: https://cphpost.dk/2025-06-18/business-education/career/inte...

[Saline9515]

> people arriving in a country don't earn as much as people with established ties there

Not true as Europeans are not concerned.

> how that could be

It doesn't have to be like this; for instance, you could require that migrant workers earn at least 2x the median salary to get a visa. It would avoid the whole exploitation of third-world workers paid a subsistence salary to save on costs.

Do you know a country that does this? ... Danemark! https://www.nyidanmark.dk/pl-PL/You-want-to-apply/Work/Pay-l...