&gt; The line between &quot;skilled migrants&quot; and &quot;colonists&quot; is a blurred in the earlier part of their histories, but all those countries seem to be doing well in the grand scheme of things.<p>I think the native peoples of those countries would take issue with the idea that &quot;skilled migrants&quot;&#x2F;&quot;colonists&quot; were a good thing for their nations.<p>It seems bizarre to say we&#x27;re optimizing for the economic success of the landmass and not the people currently living in it.