CaliGuy
Banned
Had Eastern Europe avoided Communist rule (for instance, had World War II never happened, or had the Bolshevik Revolution never occurred in Russia), would there have been much more immigration into Eastern Europe during the 20th and 21st centuries and thus much more immigrants in Eastern Europe right now?
Basically, I am curious about this considering that the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Western Europe all have sizable immigrant populations right now whereas Eastern Europe generally doesn't (with the possible exception of Russia, but a lot of the "immigrants" in Russia's case are simply ethnic Slavs from other ex-USSR countries). Indeed, would having a capitalist economy throughout the entire 20th century have caused Eastern Europe to receive much more immigration than it did in our TL?
Also, on a related note, would Eastern Europeans have been (much) more tolerant and supportive of mass immigration right now if it wasn't for them living under Communist rule for half a century or more?
Basically, I am curious about this considering that the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Western Europe all have sizable immigrant populations right now whereas Eastern Europe generally doesn't (with the possible exception of Russia, but a lot of the "immigrants" in Russia's case are simply ethnic Slavs from other ex-USSR countries). Indeed, would having a capitalist economy throughout the entire 20th century have caused Eastern Europe to receive much more immigration than it did in our TL?
Also, on a related note, would Eastern Europeans have been (much) more tolerant and supportive of mass immigration right now if it wasn't for them living under Communist rule for half a century or more?