Originally published in The Japan Times, April 4, 2004. Used with permission of Michael R. Czinkota and The Japan Times.
On May 1, the European Union will grow by 10 new members, mostly from Eastern Europe. In public, the optimism is great as is the gloating at overtaking the United States in population, gross domestic product and currency strength. In private conversations, however, there is great fear of a migration f lood.
With borders opening to free passage of population, many predict disaster. Workers from low-income nations within the EU will come to steal jobs now held precariously by locals. Immigrants will ...
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