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Originally Posted by GoodLife
over 17 million people from Canada and Europe have immigrated here in the last 20 years. They are obviously not fleeing some hellhole they were born in. They saw America as an even better opportunity/QUOTE]
You're answering your own question. America is "even better" in spite of the repression, violence and racism.
Many of the European immigrants came from Eastern Europe where standards for living, justice, education, health, entrepreneurship etc are generally well behind ours. And I suspect Canadians move south in search of a more hospitable climate.
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Any time I hear someone say "I suspect" it usually means they are just guessing.
The following figures show where these EU immigrants to the US come from. We have divided the EU into four regions.
East: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia
North: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Sweden
South: Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, and Spain
West: Ireland and the United Kingdom.
Looks like 33% came from Eastern Europe, the rest from the North, South and West
Canadians can come down here for 6 months a year to enjoy a nicer climate, they don't need to emigrate and become US citizens.