As France's anti-immigration National Front stands on the edge of historic gains in the first round of regional elections, it is time to debunk the theory that high rates of immigration improve economic growth. Over the past decade, Europe has seen a massive influx of immigrants.  According to the U.N., the total international migrant stock in Europe increased by almost 30 percent, from 56 to 72 million immigrants, between 2000 and 2013.  With the European Union's stagnant population dynamics, this translated into an even higher increase in the EU's international migrant stock as a percentage of its population. Back in the 1960s, a little over 3.5 percent of the EU's population was made up of immigrants.  Currently, the value is over 10 percent and climbing fast with 2015's refugee invasion.  If we accept the mainstream economic theory that increased immigration improves economic growth rates, Europe's economy should be forging ahead...(Read Full Post)