If a country goes too fast with immigration, raising the foreign-born share from 10% to 20-30%, it will face political backlash and lose legitimacy (Canada example)

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Speaker

Niall Ferguson

Evidence Quote

“if you allow immigration to happen too rapidly so that foreign born share of the population shoots up from 10 to 20 or 30% you will have a political backlash ask Canadians how that's going”

Source

The Fertility Crisis: Capitalism's Next Challenge, with Sir Niall Ferguson— Stigler Center
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:18:48 AM

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