I thing that's encouraging. It's not anti-American, it's a verificatioin of the truth I've alwasy believed, that most people, even in rough situations, value home and family and roots, and would sooner stay and make things better if possible, rathere than give up and and start all over. And if the world is going to heal itself, that is the kind of attitude that is going to be needed.

That's no disrespect to America, or to people who go there, eagerly or reluctantly - but the ones who stay behind, and the ones who return when they can, are the ones who remake the old world. (And the same is true for other countries who've had lots of incomers, such as England. For most people - not all - emigration is a second best.)

Beautifully said, McGrath.

And I do agree with you, if I read aright, that if people want to stay in their own country, that is a good thing all around. Would that all governments were benign and allowed for the greatest liberty and prosperity possible. John Hindsill

Indeed and indeed... And I actually agree with you, JH, about choosing the USA over other countries you've been in- better the devil you know...