Statistic on the news said that 50% of the population there are under 18…

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    11 months ago

    Accepting 2 million refugees from Gaza (~2% of Egypt population) would surely crash Egypt economy and cause many unforseen social issues.

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      11 months ago

      Or it would skyrocket it.

      Places with high immigration are places that are doing well. Places with low immigration are places in decline.

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        11 months ago

        The extreme example would be the US. It received a huge amount of immigrant shortly often its funding and eventually prosper. The native got fucked though.

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          11 months ago

          Oh and I must provide this example : anciant Egypt culturally absorbed many invaders despite losing to them. The only changes were the name of the dynasty. This proves that sometimes even a hostile invader can integrate itself in your culture.