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Even with all the problems with immigrating to the US, it still is one of very few countries that is welcoming to the immigrants in general. People in the US, a
by sarvesh 18y ago
Even with all the problems with immigrating to the US, it still is one of very few countries that is welcoming to the immigrants in general. People in the US, a lot of them, have always put aside everything about where a person is from and look at him as a individual. This doesn't happen in a lot of places. Europe for most parts has been, so far, protectionist. When I decided to move to the US there weren't really a lot of options for me, Europe would have been a lot tougher.
- jrockway 18y agoYeah, I've noticed that Europe and Japan are almost impossible to move to. I think this is kind of dumb... if I am going to pay taxes in a country, who cares where I was born?
- ido 18y ago> Yeah, I've noticed that Europe and Japan are almost impossible to move to. Why do you say that? I've moved here 4 years ago, it was a bit of a hassle to get the work permit, but it wasn't that bad. Basically if you can earn the equivalent of more than about ~45k usd/year, or are a student (and one of a few specific professions- like artists and musicians) it's not that hard to get into the EU. And coming here with a tourist visa and staying until you manage to get a work permit is much easier than in the US - even getting a tourist visa can be quite difficult in the US, where as as long as you are from a 1st world country you don't even need to apply for one to come to the EU.