| The wrong immigrants, of course. |
It would be a nightmare to see ethnic groups from the North Caucasus and Central Asia fight the Chinese over the domination areas in Central Siberia. In actuality, the above scenario is not a piece of fiction, it is a bitter reality of the last few years.
Statistics gathered by the Russian State Committee for Statistics and a dozen of private sociological organizations highlight the latest developments. As regards the ingenious population in the southern and central parts of Russia, the situation is quite critical. Unofficial data say there are 3-4 migrants from the North Caucasus and Central Asia for every ten locals in Stavropol and Krasnodar regions. The number of strangers will equal that of the ingenious population in another 5 years. It is hard to imagine a peaceful way of solving this problem.
| AIDS. Tuberculosis. Alcoholism. Hepatitis. Abortion as a means of primary birth control. The Russian part of the Russian population is imploding. Someone has to fill the void. |
Migrants keep coming to Russia despite the lack of farming lands and business opportunities. They do not arrive in large numbers as before, though. Migrants from the North Caucasus and Central Asia have been heading for Siberia in the last 3-4 years.
National diasporas began to mushroom in the old Siberian towns and cities. According to the police, 84 238 foreign nationals have been registered in Ekaterinburg in the last 9 months. There is a colony of 300 thousand migrants officially registered in the city of Orenburg. Novosibirsk has 200 thousand migrants.
China with its billions of people is waiting in the wings south of Siberian borders. China is taking its time. The Chinese are apparently waiting for the right time to lay claims to the territories. The right time would mean no Russians left in Siberia, only strangers from Central Asia and Caucasus. |