Amerophobic immigrants

[heavens-champion 1,905]

Why do Amerophobes insist on immigrating to America if they hate it so much? Wouldn't they feel more comfortable in their homelands than in a country they assume to be the worst thing to happen since the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?

[BloodDrops 762]

5 hours ago, heavens-champion said:

Why do Amerophobes insist on immigrating to America if they hate it so much? Wouldn't they feel more comfortable in their homelands than in a country they assume to be the worst thing to happen since the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs?

because its easier living in wealth then poverty

[VengefulStrudel 1,491]

Are there really that many immigrants with anti-USA views moving there? I have not heard of them, and neither have I ever heard my American friends complain about such people. To me, the ones that do seem to be a tiny, tiny minority. If anything, I've heard much more about American citizens who have anti-USA views, especially in recent times.

 

Anyway, even if anti-USA immigrants do end up moving there, it most likely has nothing to do with comfort, but opportunity. The United States is pretty much the place to go if you want better chances at finding a job and getting a better pay. A low-paying job in the USA could pay more than a decent-paying job in their native country. Take mine for example (even though most of us here have a positive view of the US), many Greeks move there and to Canada, then send money back home to help support their families. Also, perhaps the USA has access to other amenities that their native country does not, or they consider it a safer place to live in.

[Megas 27,725]

Their countries are probably worse off, not to mention US probably offers them better opportunities

Edited November 14, 2017 by Kiryu-Chan

[Steve Piranha 29,428]

In the ghetto I used to live in, there was a considerable amount of amerophobes. Expected much of the same since I've moved to Orlando, but that hasn't been the case 

[Ivan The Adorable 304]

There aren't a lot of first generation immigrants whatsoever who take strongly anti-American views. Most are apolitical, keep their heads down, and try to work to be allowed to exist.

Subsequent generations are more vocally upset at being treated as garbage throughout their lives by bigots in their country of birth or upbringing. I wonder why. Big mystery that living with shitty assholes growing up disillusions you. Protesting ill treatment isn't anti-Americanism though. It's part of trying to improve the society you live in.

[Feather Spiral 1,892]

@PathfinderCS methinks this belongs in Debate Pit (I mention you because I recognize your avatar and I don't know how to look for a list of other staff members)

Anyhow, I doubt people who hate America would move there, for the same reasons you pointed out - they wouldn't knowingly go someplace they believe to be the worst. For one who moves from a poor and/or unsafe country to Europe or North America, these countries must feel like paradise.

It's more likely their (grand)children, who grew up with the amenities and comforts of the West, who start voicing unhappiness about the downsides. Sometimes it's legitimate complains and constructive criticism, sometimes it's just petty and even made-up "issues". For all they know, their ancestral country might be even deadlier and treat their citizens even worse (and for the record, that doesn't change a thing about the aforementioned legitimacy or lack thereof).