http://www.limburger.nl/cnt/dmf20160108_00005772/deze-migratie-is-een-aanval-op-onze-welvaart
I've translated this article for you guys, because it contains great arguments against migration supposedly 'being good for an aging population'. It's mainly true for the Netherlands, but by extension a lot of it's also true for Germany, Belgium, France, England, Denmark, Sweden, and other countries in the wealthier parts of Europe.
"The photo of the drowned boy doesn't make me think: we should let them all in now. The refugee crisis will obviously lead to big humanitarian disasters. But for me, the economic consequences of migration in general and of refugees specifically have always been the focal point.
I think there are very big negative effects related to migration, and especially with this mass movement of refugees. That aspect is almost never mentioned in discussions about refugees. These negative consequences are big for all of Europe and for European culture. Politicians hide themselves. Samsom [leader of the Social Democrats] has now said that our country could take in an additional 200,000 refugees. If you say such a thing, that means the floodgates will open. Then there will be an attack on the European welfare bastion. Europe has a very large welfare state sector. Europe is very attractive to a large part of the world. If you say: just come over here, you risk the whole world actually coming over here.
[Experts say that the arrival of migrants can also have positive consequences, for example by mitigating the effects of an aging population.] "That is wishful thinking. These are stories meant to pacify people. But they are not based on reality. Look at the Moroccans in the Netherlands, right now we're at the third generation to be born in this country. You will see that unemployment in this group is still significantly higher than it is among Dutch people. That crime is also much higher [within that group]. So: the story about an aging population could be right, but only if immigrants would really adapt, would develop as the Dutch do. Then they could be an extra tax base, that could pay in part for an aging population.
But the practical reality is completely different. The group of refugees arriving now is quite comparable with the group of Moroccans we're talking about. The WRR (a public advisory body for government policy) brought out a report about the integration of recent asylum seekers. It is absolutely clear that the situation is dire. Of Somalians, only 26% are employed. Eritreans and Moroccans are also doing very badly. There are several different explanations for this. The first explanation is that they start at the lower end of the labour market, even if they were highly educated at home. Their language skills and practical skills are not sufficient for them to meet the requirements for higher functions.
The Syrian surgeon who comes to work in a Dutch hospital, that scenario is extremely rare. That almost never happens, if only because the medical knowledge of the Syrian doctor is significantly worse than the medical knowledge of his Dutch colleagues. So then a Syrian doctor takes a step back in the labour market and becomes, say, a taxi driver. The current generation of refugees will never beat this language and knowledge gap. They're already thirty years behind [on the rest of the country]."