It would also potentially lead to financial collapse in the US if EU enacts sanctions—so many U.S.-based financial institutions or other companies with huge portions of their business in Europe/UK.

We are so far beyond "show us your papers." They don't want to see the papers. We are now into the "give us the names" stage of the occupation.

It’s just a fact that as women gain more rights the birth rate drops. Oh, well.

Also the absolute irony of worrying at the birth rate dropping overall pretty modestly after years of everyone freaking out about global overpopulation—and just when women are starting to LOSE rights….seems suspect.