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| Western politicians are usually fixated on how many people migrate to their country. What they fail to notice is the record numbers of people leaving. This will have profound economic consequences not just for the places that emigrants leave—but also the countries that they move to. #immigration #braindrain Read more: https://econ.st/4dBZRid Subscribe to The Economist: https://econ.st/3Mia0pz Download The Economist app: https://econ.st/4qdVVaA Follow us on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist |
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