Another reason why Japan is likely doing the right policy on immigration. Robots.
Why is the USA bringing unskilled labor to do jobs that increasingly being done by robots? If the automakers can make a self-driving car or truck, then think about how easy it will be to have self-driving farm machinery do the work that now requires a person to sit and steer for hours on end.
Foreigners could ease Japan’s labor shortage, but Tokyo prefers robots
https://www.cnbc.com/.../foreigners-could-ease-japans-labor-shortage-but-tokyo-prefe...
I agree that the US has immigration policy wrong. Common sense says that we should want talented, educated people (in the hard sciences), who want to be financially rewarded by creating true value.
Entrepreneurs.
I find it fascinating that Japan is creating robots to keep people company instead of making more people. ;)