Neither universally good nor bad — it depends on **how much immigration**, **what kind**, and **how well a country manages it**.

### Ways immigration can be good
- **Fills labor shortages** in healthcare, construction, agriculture, tech, etc.
- **Boosts economic growth** by adding workers, consumers, and entrepreneurs.
- **Helps aging countries** where there are too few young workers supporting retirees.
- **Increases innovation** through new skills, ideas, and businesses.
- **Adds cultural diversity**, which can enrich society.

### Ways immigration can create problems
- **Strain on housing, schools, and healthcare** if arrivals are faster than infrastructure can handle.
- **Wage pressure** in some lower-skilled sectors, though effects are often limited or uneven.
- **Integration challenges** if language, education, or social support are weak.
- **Political and social tension** if people feel change is happening too fast or unfairly.
- **Fiscal costs in the short term** for resettlement, services, and administration.

### What matters most
Immigration tends to work best when:
- the economy actually needs workers,
- housing and public services expand too,
- borders and legal systems are functioning,
- integration is taken seriously,
- and the public sees the system as fair and controlled.

### Bottom line
**Well-managed immigration is often a net benefit. Poorly managed immigration can create serious problems.**  
So the real question usually isn’t “immigration: good or bad?” but **“under what conditions does it help more than it harms?”**

If you want, I can also give:
1. an **economic view**,  
2. a **social/cultural view**, or  
3. the **strongest arguments from both pro- and anti-immigration sides**.
