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[quote=Anonymous]This whole debate over immigrants is very narrow.  Maybe broaden the picture beyond the Scandinavian countries and you will get a different picture of whether high numbers of immigrants are important.

Every year, The Economist publishes a City Liveability Report which ranks cities on liveability based on: Stability, Healthcare, Culture & Environment, Education, and Infrastructure.  Maybe you can debate whether those indices are the important ones but they seem pretty reasonable.

In 2023, cities ranked at nos 3, 4, 7 and 9 are all in Australia and Canada, countries with much higher levels of immigrants than the US: Melbourne ranks 3rd and 36% of its population was born overseas; Sydney ranks 4th and 49% of its population was born overseas; and immigrants account for 47% of the population of Toronto which ranks 9th.  It's worth noting that 22% of Sydney's population speaks a second language at home.

Some people argue it's hard to compare as these countries are much smaller, population-wise, than the US.  But, if you are comparing cities, this shouldn't make a difference.

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