[Do not dub me shapka broham]

Japan has-or had, rather-one of the most restrictive immigration systems in the world.

It's a homogeneous nation.

Second and third generation Koreans-keep in mind, these are people who come from a country that was essentially a colony of Japan for years-are denied Japanese citizenship.

Forget about awarding that privilege to people who come from an even more distant culture.

If America had a system in place like that of Japan-instead of having the most liberal laws in this regard of almost any country on the planet-then perhaps a bracero/guest-worker program might make sense.

[gsan]

Still Japan has a huge guest worker program that seems to get the help they want, or need, in certain occupations. I know being an island helps them.