PORTUGAL  BEATS  THE  US!

No, not in soccer, but in good living.  The proof?  More educated immigrants go there than to the US.  And to other countries too, in preference to the US:

CanadaCosta RicaAustraliaNew ZealandSingapore                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Why do they prefer these countries to the US?  A host of reasons.

Better tax breaks, housing support, job placement support, etc.Clearer and fairer visa procedures.Lower cost of living.Single-payer national health-care systems.Better free public education.Government support for having and raising children.

Who then comes to the US?  Desperate people fleeing poverty and violence. 

So there it is.  If you’re educated but inclined to move, why come to a country that

Bombs your native landCalls you names because you’re not whiteHas ruinously high student debtSpends enormous sums on the militaryHas health-care costs that have bankrupted people of limited means.

How do I know all this?  From a foreign-born friend, now a US citizen, who has traveled a lot and is very knowledgeable on the subject. 

The US is no longer the place where educated immigrants want to go.  Portugal and other countries are upstaging us.  In those countries newcomers are welcome and live better.

Foreigners still come here for a college education and graduate work, but if they want to emigrate, they go elsewhere.

Some Americans are suspicious of immigrants, even educated ones, and couldn’t care less if they go elsewhere.

Which is crazy.  These are the most desirable immigrants, often qualified for jobs we have trouble filling.  Desirable, and they go elsewhere. 

Our loss, and Portugal’s gain.  And Canada's and Costa Rica's.   

                        

                                   Crazy!

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