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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't the residents of these EU countries resent it if so many Americans started using their low cost universities and healthcare without having paid into the system first?
Just a thought.[/quote]
Go ahead and flame me, but with their low birthrates, they should want immigrants who are of their ethnic origin there to help preserve their cultures rather than immigrants who are of vastly different cultures who won’t carry on the traditions they have been building for over 1,000 years. [/quote]

Shouldn't that be the case here as well?[/quote]

Think you are making a lot of assumptions. Second or third generation American descendants are from a very different culture (ie American). I imagine most of them only know the bare bones about the culture and history of the countries they descend from. I found it odd when I first moved to the US when I met people who said they were Italian, Irish or Polish and then discovered it just meant a grandparent came from that country and aside from celebrating St Patrick’s Day, liking pasta or maybe studying there for a semester, they had a really superficial connection. Most of these countries actually need to evolve rather than be stuck in the past. Most of the posts here are about people feeling uncomfortable, either politically or financially, with their lives in the US rather than wanting to contribute to and be part of another culture or community. [/quote]

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