Famous immigrants who make America great (msn.com)
I’ve listed many people on this blog with immigrant and global connections – such as former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson having been born in the U.S. and previously having dual US/UK citizenship. Many members of Congress and numerous CEOs and executives are immigrants to the U.S.
It seems an essential attribute to have international experience to be quoted in the news. Of course, it’s just correlation. But it is a big correlation – those that are leaders or experts worthy of quotes, are international.
Here in the U.S. we are faced with a doomer media that that proclaims America is awful and if you’d move to another country, you’ll find everything is wonderful – it leads us to negatively view our own country and culture. For hundreds of examples of that media perspective start here: Part 1: The myth that Americans can just move abroad for a better life – Coldstreams Travel and Global Thinking
The flip side is Americans may now view (legal) immigrants as “better”, more worldly, more global, more elite, just plain better than us.
The U.S. intends to import labor to make up for the low birth rate -and as we do this, we will increasingly hire the best from other countries and compare them to the average American – warping our view that foreign immigrants are better than Americans.
As of 2023, 2/3ds of U.S. population growth came from immigration (about half is legal, and half illegal); by 2040, 100% of U.S. population growth will come from immigration.
Americans, long labeled as “dumb” when it comes to global issues will be viewed negatively even by other Americans – for not being sufficiently international.
Those with dual citizenship, right of descent ancestry immigration privileges, or citizenship by marriage (a method available mostly to young American women, based on the analysis I did of 250 “I moved abroad” stories in the media) – will have significant advantages in the future work force.
Those without global experience, and those who are ineligible for immigration privileges will be viewed negatively. The latter is kind of weird – literally, those with the longest family ties to the U.S. (hence, no immigration privilege) will be seen as the least desirable.
We have a two class society – those who are global and those who are not (and often cannot be).