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I think your observations are spot on. Despite spending considerable time there as a child and young adult, having family there, being a citizen of San Marino, and speaking the language fairly well, I was almost always referred to as "the American". It wasn't derogatory but I wasn't one of them no matter how much I tried to be.
I think this is true in most of Europe. I think if you make it a point to speak the language really well, and "get into" the culture, you can achieve a degree of acceptance, although you will never really be "one of the guys". Of course in most of Asia, you don't look like "one of the guys" so regardless of language and cultural skill, you will always be instantly recognizable as "he ain't from around here".
Although. My long-term study of Russian, and genuine interest in and liking for the culture, has gained me a degree of acceptance among may Russian acquaintances and friends, living in Russia, Ukraine, or in the US. Clearing customs in Russia, and speaking only Russian with the border guards, I get a better welcome in "the Motherland" than I do coming back to the US.
I always wonder about when people mention getting a better welcome elsewhere, do they throw you a party or something?
My experience has been a mixed bag passing through immigration in different countries, I think it's probably more random luck of the person at your booth as opposed to a reflection of the country. Most are bored, some are chatty, some are suspicious, some really friendly, etc. no country has corned the market on any type of behavior. One of the grumpiest I've encountered was Albania, by (of all things) a bald man named Shampu. Friendliest was El Salvador, that guy was so happy to see American visitors he seemed ready to clock out early and take us on a free tour.
Most times coming into USA I get a "Welcome home Mr. LieQiang" from the officer, which is kind of nice to hear.
Suppose money weren't an issue and you could comfortably retire in any country. Would you stay in the U.S or go international and if so where and why? Would SE Asia or Central America still be your #1 choice or somewhere else? Europe or Australia perhaps? Maybe a small island in the south Pacific?
I'd stay in the US since I like it here, have family here, and it's my home.
My friend retired out of country, and she's been homesick ever since, regrets moving there, and I don't blame her.
Yeah all whatever millions of people living in Maricopa County are quivering their boots.
Over a million either speak Spanish at home or are visibly Hispanic, and they were the only Americans ever required to present identity documents on arbitrary demand without probable cause..
Now tell me why an American in Russia or a former Soviet republic needs to quiver in his boots
* On December 15, 2011, the U.S. Justice Department released its finding that the Sheriff's department repeatedly arrested Latinos illegally, abused them in the county jails and failed to investigate hundreds of sexual assaults. The Department of Homeland Security, reacting to the Justice Department report, revoked Maricopa County jail officers' authority to detain people on immigration charges.[2] The Justice Department report found that the Sheriff's office carried out a blatant pattern of discrimination against Latinos and held a "systematic disregard" for the United States Constitution.[3] The Department's racial profiling expert found the sheriff's office to be the most egregious case of profiling ever seen in the United States.
--- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marico..._controversies
Maybe because the majority of illegal immigrants in the U.S. are hispanic?
Is there a large population of Polish or Germans that we don't know of hiding out illegally in the U.S? Lots of Irish nuns overstaying their visas from the Catholic diocese exchange program with Dublin?
Maybe because the majority of illegal immigrants in the U.S. are hispanic?
Is there a large population of Polish or Germans that we don't know of hiding out illegally in the U.S? Lots of Irish nuns overstaying their visas from the Catholic diocese exchange program with Dublin?
WHile I am not going to disagree with you as to the source of MOST illegal immigrants, there are a good number of folks from Western Europe, Canada and Australia working illegally in the United States. The major difference is that the latter generally have the ability to assimilate into American society a lot better. When the I-9 legislation came out 25+ years ago, we were quite surprised how many employees experienced difficulties providing us with the proper paperwork to work in the United States.
Putin actually has a significant level of control / stability / comradery (Camaraderie) that ATTRACTS followers. I find that more of a risk than those leaders who seek to offend / ostracize constituents. https://ppw.kuleuven.be/okp/_pdf/Bastian2011BPAPO.pdf
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Maybe because the majority of illegal immigrants in the U.S. are hispanic?
Is there a large population of Polish or Germans that we don't know of hiding out illegally in the U.S? Lots of Irish nuns overstaying their visas from the Catholic diocese exchange program with Dublin?
I don't know about the others but there is a sizable illegal Irish population in the US, it was really sizable in the 1980's but a lot of those returned when Ireland entered its Celtic Tiger phase. There are still some clusters in various cities though not as large as then & more invisible since they are white & english speaking, etc... Kennedy & McCain tried to get a bill passed around 20 years ago or so to remedy this.
They are like the current, more persecuted crop of hispanic illegals in that 1/3 to 1/2 simply overstayed their holiday visas according to studies done.
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