> You're talking about legal immigrants, right? Because I would think it's the opposite with illegals. It depends. It may be true for immigrants coming from th

> You're talking about legal immigrants, right? Because I would think it's the opposite with illegals. It depends. It may be true for immigrants coming from the nearby country (Mexico to US), but it isn't true for instance for illegals from Africa going to Europe: they must have a lot of money to pay for the travel through the continent (10000 to 20000 euros or even more). This has a very bad effect on their countries of origin : both the best people and their money flow out to richer countries.