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This is what I never see addressed, and it certainly must be helping the "right wing" groups because it seems so obvious. Given a choice, the majority of the w

This is what I never see addressed, and it certainly must be helping the "right wing" groups because it seems so obvious. Given a choice, the majority of the world would choose to move to Europe or North America. I'd bet if you polled, say, Guatemala, and offered everyone free residency and resettlement in the US, you'd have acceptance numbers over 80% at least. And a lot of the people choosing to stay would be those that are well off. So what's the actual plan to deal with resettling a couple billion people (with significantly different values and standards)? And if we can magically provide a safe and wonderful country for them in tier 1 countries, why can't we do the same in their country of origin? Or more directly, what's allowing tier 1 countries the ability to absorb so many people?

CuriouslyC 10y ago
In my travels in third world countries, I've observed that the people are often tremendously proud of their national identity, and strongly connected with their culture. Emigrating is not a step people take lightly. Of course, if you take someone who's sick and starving and offer them a free lunch and medical care they're going to jump at the opportunity, but I am willing to bet that if in most cases they would prefer to get those things in the context of their own country rather than having to relocate. It is worth noting that the trend in migration from Mexico to the USA has actually reversed lately.
- masonic 10y ago
  It is worth noting that the trend in migration from Mexico to the USA has actually reversed lately. No, it hasn't. The only study that even claimed that misinterpreted the two studies that produced the raw numbers. The inbound figures counted only working-age adults. It ignored all children and infants, including the huge number of unaccompanied infants. The outbound figures counted everybody, including children and infants. There was a net increase overall.

CuriouslyC 10y ago

In my travels in third world countries, I've observed that the people are often tremendously proud of their national identity, and strongly connected with their culture. Emigrating is not a step people take lightly. Of course, if you take someone who's sick and starving and offer them a free lunch and medical care they're going to jump at the opportunity, but I am willing to bet that if in most cases they would prefer to get those things in the context of their own country rather than having to relocate. It is worth noting that the trend in migration from Mexico to the USA has actually reversed lately.

masonic 10y ago
It is worth noting that the trend in migration from Mexico to the USA has actually reversed lately. No, it hasn't. The only study that even claimed that misinterpreted the two studies that produced the raw numbers. The inbound figures counted only working-age adults. It ignored all children and infants, including the huge number of unaccompanied infants. The outbound figures counted everybody, including children and infants. There was a net increase overall.