
My ancestor came to the US fleeing an oppressive occupying force that allowed the citizens of his home country to starve to death. He didn’t commit a crime for 5 years and was granted citizenship after renouncing the citizenship of his home country. It was that simple for well over a century as long as you were European.
we do need to help other countries develop but i think we have completely different views for why that is and completely different views for how we do that. unfortunately america has led to the cessation of development and even destruction of many of these countries that have a large population immigrant to america. if you were smart you’d connect the dots but like you’re not
yeah my point is people immigrate to western nations because we have a history of bombing other countries, sanctioning and starving them for holding different political views like cuba, interfering in their elections and overall sovereignty. i dont think letting people immigrate here puts countries at a disadvantage, i think america and our allies have put other countries at a disadvantage and thats why the population chooses to leave