Ton of studies showing this is quite literally counterproductive and will not cause any growth because productivity will plummet but whatever keep stripping the copper out of the walls I guess
US government skulking in the corner furiously scribbling notes
What are you talking about? This is already overwhelmingly the reality in manufacturing (I really should go into detail how turbo fucked working manufacturing in the US is one of these days), service, and there's probably a couple other industries where this is the case.
The only times I've ever seen someone work 5 days or less out here in the rural area I live in, is either they're still living with their parents or have roommates, or they're like one of the most reliable workers at their workplace and thus their boss wants to keep them around and let's them have that.
Does the EU impose any limitations on immigration policy? I know countries have their own timelines to citizenship but can the EU just flat-out prevent them from opening up their borders?