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I don't think increasing immigration is even a long-term fix. The economy needs to be agile enough to adjust to fluctuations in the amount of available labor, because that's going to keep on happening regardless of the pandemic, and there's no way an even perfectly-run immigration policy is going to be able to adequately anticipate those needs in time to handle them. Shifting demographics is just a natural phenomenon.
Yes, immigration helps, just saying it's a band-aid instead of a real solution. Not to mention that relying on other countries to train the proper amounts and proportions of workers we need with the right skills is problematic on multiple levels, both practically and IMO morally.
I think the more relevant question is why aren't we better at adjusting to these kinds of circumstances as a country.
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