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Also worth noting: during that same period, around 165,000 formerly non-Americans naturalized as U.S. citizens. A 250:1 ratio of people joining to people disaff
by _delirium 14y ago
Also worth noting: during that same period, around 165,000 formerly non-Americans naturalized as U.S. citizens. A 250:1 ratio of people joining to people disaffiliating ain't bad.
Some countries have major problems with an exodus of qualified people and an inability to attract people to the country, but the U.S. is not really in that category. Quite the opposite: there are many qualified, intelligent people wanting to move to the country, but who are currently blocked by immigration law from doing so.
- obviouslygreen 14y agoThat's only an interesting counterpoint if those people more than counteracted the taxable assets/income of the ones leaving. I would not take that as a given.
- seanmcdirmid 14y agoFor 165,000 * M >= 640 * N, N would have to me much greater than M. I think its a win. But this isn't accurate, the 165k who naturalized were probably already visa or greencard holders and paying taxes. A more accurate way to measure this is to look at how many visas that support employment are issued each year, which is probably greater than 165K.