>rich, cool, nice people

I know its a bit of glass half full vs glass half empty, but I suspect those are not quite the right words. Does any of the countries recently doubling down on populist policies about immigration really care about the upper end of whatever the euphemism/approximation metric of the day is? Whether the metric is about money, social behavior, maintaining trust & continuity, or even just purely practical matters of compatibility in non-negotiable beliefs & customs.. none of the policies really seem to be aimed at drawing a line between the top 10% and the top 30%. I think its always more about keeping the bottom X% out.

I think when you ask “what counties care about”, it’s simplifying a situation. Policy makers have different goals than ordinary people (although than can overlap).