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One could argue that when seen from a macro world view that any specific race is thriving more in the US than in other countries around the world. This doesn't

One could argue that when seen from a macro world view that any specific race is thriving more in the US than in other countries around the world. This doesn't mean that the US is truly fair and we have come a long way in the last 40 years and still have a way to go. Many people of color immigrated here in the 1980s and while we still hear that they have been held back from succeeding they are probably still doing significantly better on average than if they had stayed in their home countries where violence and poverty still run rampant. If the US is so unfair to people of color and not provide a way to better their lives...why do they continue to immigrate?

true_religion 6y ago
I specifically said that the US was not welcoming until the 1980s. So I think we're in agreement? The US currently is a good place for people of color. The same couldn't be said for the US in the past. Additionally, I believe there are studies showing that immigrants always do significantly better than those of a similar socioeconomic group in their home countries because immigrants are self-selected group who sought out better opportunities and often dedicate themselves to bettering their own lives. It's a little bit of nuance, but I think its important since so often people (not you!) stereotype immigrants as part of the 'tired, poor, huddled masses' when in the modern era due to statutory requirements to get a VISA, immigrants are not the bottom most of any society.