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Old 03-14-2010, 12:33 AM   #5
PyramidsofMars
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Originally Posted by Bouw N Arrow View Post
My only beef is with immigrants who go to North America to become richer.. while already being rich in their own country. It just doesn't make much logical sense to me.

Immigrants who NEED to relocate are more than welcome in my opinion i.e. People from disaster zones or refugees from war torn countries.

Am I dead wrong??? I'm open to having anyone here change my opinion..
meh, we live in a globalized world. One may also move, despite being well-off, simply because they prefer a country. Or to get richer, sure.

As I said, I'm not a first-generation immigrant, but I could move somewhere like Amman and shack up with a few relatives to get started and then eventually get a new life started. And contrary to the belief of many, I could have a damn good life. Heck, there's much more culture and history in Amman than Calgary, anyhow. I just happen to stay here because I prefer it here. We are given that choice in the contemporary world, and I think that anyone who prefers Canada, even if they have a good life back home, should be welcome to join Canada so long as they contribute and are law-abiding citizens.
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