To rephrase: policies are playing out badly enough that the equilibrium has shifted to a net outflow.
That doesn't mean it's bad for everyone or that it was great for everyone before. But such a shift in actual people movements over (state) borders is one of the most powerful political indicators that exists.
Leaders losing followers, companies losing employees, countries losing citizens, and clubs losing members are all pretty negative signs. Not absolutely bad in all cases, but certainly worth concern.
That doesn't mean it's bad for everyone or that it was great for everyone before. But such a shift in actual people movements over (state) borders is one of the most powerful political indicators that exists.
Leaders losing followers, companies losing employees, countries losing citizens, and clubs losing members are all pretty negative signs. Not absolutely bad in all cases, but certainly worth concern.