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Yea, there is a reason why net immigration between Europe and the USA heavily biases towards people moving from EU to USA and not the other way around. The USA
by __turbobrew__ 3y ago
Yea, there is a reason why net immigration between Europe and the USA heavily biases towards people moving from EU to USA and not the other way around. The USA is truly the land of opportunity. More than anywhere else you alone control your own destiny. The USA has also proven time and again that it is more economically resilient than any other economy out there. There are booms and busts, but the recovery from the busts are always strong and do not stagnate for extended periods of time.
I say this all as someone who does not live in the USA and is not an American citizen.
The USA is not perfect and has its own share of social problems (like all countries do) but people decide that the tradeoff is worth it for all the good things the USA offers.
- danans 3y ago> The USA is truly the land of opportunity. More than anywhere else you alone control your own destiny. The USA has also proven time and again that it is more economically resilient than any other economy out there. There are booms and busts, but the recovery from the busts are always strong and do not stagnate for extended periods of time. It's not limited to economic opportunity. The US also offers people the opportunity to make the US better through our democratic process.
- olddustytrail 3y agoIs it because poor Americans can't afford to move to Europe even if they would be better off, but wealthier Europeans can emigrate to the USA where they will definitely be better off?
- __turbobrew__ 3y agoPossibly, the USA is a good place to be rich and not so good of a place to be poor.
- parineum 3y agoAssuming some place in Europe would take them, which I suspect is the larger barrier along with language. Countries with extensive social programs for the poor typically aren't the easiest places to immigrate.
- olddustytrail 3y agoNeither of those would be barriers if they had plenty of money to move to Europe. That's kind of what "can't afford" means.
- parineum 3y ago"Can buy a plane ticket" is pretty different from "Is affluent and skilled enough to not be a net negative to social programs".
- olddustytrail 3y agoI like your enthusiasm but you don't become an EU citizen just by buying an air ticket. :)