Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"...Trump’s economic approach contains a core contradiction. While trade tariffs aim to revitalise domestic industry, such protectionism collides with anti-migration policies. Ageing societies like the US face deep labour shortages, and revitalised industries will inevitably require more workers, many of whom will have to come from abroad.</p><p>Instead of creating jobs in migrants' countries of origin to reduce the economic need to migrate, this strategy may ironically increase demand for migrant labour in destination countries. European economies face the same dilemma, underscoring the challenge of reconciling industrial renewal with restrictive migration agendas.</p><p>In short, rather than curbing migration, Trump’s policies may highlight just how essential it is."</p><p><a href="https://euobserver.com/Migration/ar1c473f38" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">euobserver.com/Migration/ar1c4</span><span class="invisible">73f38</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EU</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Europe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Europe</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Populism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Populism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Tariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tariffs</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/TradeWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TradeWar</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Protectionism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protectionism</span></a></p>