Immigration to Mexico HoD

[Cheesecakeczar]

When I got Heart of Darkness, the first thing I noticed was that Mexico (my favorite country to play) started receiving zero immigration. Previously, it would get a decent amount. Any reason why this is the case? I'm considering downgrading (if possible) to continue my Mexico campaign.

 

[WankoStankins]

The base game gives way to many bonuses to America which steals immigrants from everyone. It seems only Brazil and the USA get any major immigration. If you download the Pop Demand Mod that fixes it and even countries like Switzerland and Denmark can get immigrants if their governments are attractive enough. If you let a jacobin rebellion succeed and turn Mexico into a democracy then you can get the same proportion of immigrants as the USA gets as compared to your population.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?650849-Divide-by-ZERO-a-PDM-modmod

 

[maxirage]

Early game will have near-zero immigration from anywhere. Later on the USA will steal everybody's immigrants due to their overpowered bonuses, but you can actually prevent those if you can occupy the USA and turn them into a non-democracy before their events/decisions fire. So for best growth you're going to have to crush the US before 1850.

 

[Maggix]

you can get fairly large amounts of imigration as pretty much any country in the Americas as long as you are a democracy (see Uruguay). I'd suggest pissing off your people by switching ruling parties and possibly getting yourself occupied until jacobins spawn.

on the topic of immigration/assimilation/americas I've got a question myself however. In my last game Canada annexed British Colombia (the country) very late into the game, and all British POPs there assimilated to anglo canadian within days despite the fact that British is a core culture in the provinces. any ideas why? what are the circumstances for this to happen?

 

[maxirage]

all British POPs there assimilated to anglo canadian within days despite the fact that British is a core culture in the provinces. any ideas why?

Because British is not actually a core culture of Colombia - it's only accepted. Since they're no longer accepted once Canada took over, they began assimilating.

 

[El Jojo]

It used to be that simply being a democracy was giving quite a bonus, some Chile for example was a massive magnet for migrants, now it's more linked to reforms.
In the beginning Mexico is not that democratic compared to others so they don't get much, and anyway there's not that much migration early game (but it still adds up if you're able to get it). Unemployment is also an important factor that deters migration.
Around the 50s US will enact "50 acres and a mule" giving them a big bonus to migrant attraction. Then after the 1870 France can enact a decision to give them the statue of Liberty and that's another strong bonus they get.

 

[Hackworthy]

The base game gives way to many bonuses to America which steals immigrants from everyone. It seems only Brazil and the USA get any major immigration. If you download the Pop Demand Mod that fixes it and even countries like Switzerland and Denmark can get immigrants if their governments are attractive enough. If you let a jacobin rebellion succeed and turn Mexico into a democracy then you can get the same proportion of immigrants as the USA gets as compared to your population.

http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?650849-Divide-by-ZERO-a-PDM-modmod

Unfortunately there is an extreme political bias in the POP demand mod and I couldn't stand the snotty election issues it added. I wish there was a more neutral alternative.

 

[WankoStankins]

What bias is that? I don't read the election issues I just choose what I want based on the effects.

 

[Hackworthy]

What bias is that? I don't read the election issues I just choose what I want based on the effects.

Basically there are certain events they added where the choice is simply either Liberal or Evil Nazi Conservative.