Europe's sitting on a 7% unemployment rate, and youth joblessness? Even worse. Economic growth is practically flatlined, companies aren't exactly rolling out the welcome mat for new hires.

So here's the head-scratcher: why push for importing labor when locals are struggling to land work? You've got a workforce ready and waiting, but regulatory barriers keep tying everyone's hands. The policy disconnect is real—protecting jobs on paper while the ground reality tells a completely different story. When your own citizens can't break into the job market, bringing in external labor just amplifies the absurdity.