Monday, September 7th, 2026
A country that built its post-war labour model on not relying on foreign workers now depends on them in the industries that keep it running. The policy has changed less than the practice.
Enrollment has fallen in most of the country while the buildings, the routes and the pension obligations stayed exactly where they were. Districts are discovering that the cost of educating a child is not the number that matters.
In a large number of metropolitan areas the working-age population grew for one reason only. Employers and local governments are now doing arithmetic they had not previously had to do.