As for points 1 and 2, there’s a difference in the level of support offered in the US and in European countries. I’ve started businesses and received healthcare

As for points 1 and 2, there’s a difference in the level of support offered in the US and in European countries. I’ve started businesses and received healthcare on both sides of the pond, there’s quite a stark contrast. > The quantity of foreign students coming to the US [...] makes the point about the quality of that education available here than I could. I was talking about European students in particular. And yes, a lot of European students study abroad, but largely because of the experience, not because they believe the education will be better. Also, many of those students don’t end up in American state universities. For instance, I went to Northwestern University – not exactly one of economical choices you were referring to. > Not that higher education in other countries is poor, but that it is significantly better than that in the US is questionable at best. Many of the European state sponsored schools are listed on the common rankings of universities. Most of the US universities ranked high are not state colleges. For example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Universities http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academic_Ranking_of_World_Unive...