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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok…..and?

Liberal democracy is a cornerstone of “American Exceptionalism.”

It’s why so many people clamor to come here every year, both legally and illegally. It’s why the annual visa lottery is oversubscribed many dozens of times over the annual allotment. [/quote]

People come here for our economy, not our democracy. [/quote]

Dp-… and they are fleeing anti democratic countries. Both. It’s both. [/quote]

Actually only 6 million people apply for green cards each year. That’s not that many people in a world with almost 8 billion people.

About 8 million American citizens live overseas. Apparently many people who could live here choose not to. [/quote]

Misrepresentation - just because people are working abroad for private sector/ non profit sector/ international government sector etc does not mean they are not happy at home or do not plan returning there. Many people from all over the world work as expats. [/quote]

Come on. The vast majority of those 8 million are not expats working overseas. Plenty of Americans choose to live overseas for a myriad of reasons including immigrants who took US citizenship but choose to move back to their home countries. It’s the same in the US - plenty of people come for work but do not intend to stay. 
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Here is an estimated look (not including ex-military personnel) of American expats by country. Not surprisingly, neighboring Canada and Mexico top the list.

Authoritarian regimes in Middle East or elsewhere is not even in the top ten of places where 8 million US expats live. Often people move for either caring for family
Members who are sick or to retire comfortably in say Mexico or for work. Not because they don’t favor living in liberal democracies.

From world expat web site

Each Country's Number of US Expats

Mexico	799,248
Canada	273,226
United Kingdom	170,771
Puerto Rico	159,515
Germany	152,639
Australia	116,620
Israel	76,794
South Korea	68,050
France	61,668
Japan	58,340
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What website? I couldn’t find anything called world expat website. Dual citizens returning to their home country don’t call themselves expats. Expats usually refer to people living in a country who don’t have that citizenship.

According to the State Department, 60,000 Americans live in Egypt. WaPo reported 86,000 live in Lebanon. [/quote]

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