[JohnnyB]

The COVID factor seems plausible to me. My family has been split in two countries since COVID started and it has definitely been tough as a result of travel restrictions. I can understand how someone who is split from family across the border and facing uncertainty of future conditions would make the choice to get all their family in one country. You don't need to be an anti-vaxxer or conspiracy theorist to want all your family together inside one border after living through COVID restrictions. Personally, I wouldn't choose the US as that border to be inside, but it's not like Johnny can just relocate all his family. While it's obviously just speculation, I would understand if that was a factor.