Ares6

Ares6 t1_j7qa5ly wrote

Your source proves my point. In almost every instance the US is ranked high in crime rates. And removing percentages to make things feel better for you is wrong. The US in fact has a crime issue. A person is more safer in Germany than in the US. They are safer in Canada than in the US. Crime in the US is a known issue. There is no argument here. If you are comparing the US to a third world country than yeah sure it’s safer. But as your stats show, in much of the developed world. You are much safer in other countries outside the US.

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Ares6 t1_j7malbj wrote

Crime in the US is low in comparison to the countries these people came from, correct. But when compared to countries of similar wealth, crime in the US is much higher. Crime in the US is much higher than in Canada. Crime in the US is a symptom of poverty and inequality.

The US spends more on healthcare than any country in the world. So while it’s systems may be great. It’s unaffordable to most people. As these are migrants, who will for the time being take on low wage jobs. Healthcare in the US would be unaffordable to them. One bad injury could set someone into bad medical debt.

The US has worse safety nets than in much of the countries on its caliber. Getting food stamps is not easy. The way the system of welfare is designed in the US is that you have to ensure you make just enough to qualify. Going over that amount will make you ineligible. The issue with this is that going over the requirements would actually make you worse off economically. Which is why it’s so common for people to not even take a raise at work. Or stay in the same position. This combined with expensive healthcare makes you worse off economically than a poor person in Canada.

Many developed countries have issues. In fact every country has issues. The issues unique to the US are problems that were fixed in the past. But made worse because we forgot why those systems were in place. Or just absolute refusal to fix an issue and do everything else instead of fixing them.

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Ares6 t1_j7lx80t wrote

Actually fine. Canada has set out plans to welcome in 1.5 million immigrants into Canada by 2025. Which is per capita 4x the amount the US gets. Canada has been settling in many economic migrants.

Canada is currently suffering from a labor shortage. They just took in a record amount of immigrants of over 400 thousand. Which is huge for their population size.

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Ares6 t1_j7lus6o wrote

That’s an issue in almost all developed countries. However, they won’t have to deal with the other issues in the US like crime rates, healthcare costs, lack of social safety nets, and other issues plaguing the US. Most people would choose to live in Canada over the US given the option.

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