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If immigration rules weren't a barrier, where would you live? If immigration rules weren't a barrier, where would you live?
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The United States Congress is currently debating a major immigration reform and Britain's prime minister David Cameron wants to create the toughest rules in Europe for migrants. Everyone from the Queen to former US President George W Bush is weighing in on the immigration proposals for their countries.The United States Congress is currently debating a major immigration reform and Britain's prime minister David Cameron wants to create the toughest rules in Europe for migrants. Everyone from the Queen to former US President George W Bush is weighing in on the immigration proposals for their countries.
The US and UK are hardly alone. Japan, Australia and Germany, among other nations, are also in ongoing political conversations about who should be allowed in their borders, who should be allowed to stay, and who should get what benefits.The US and UK are hardly alone. Japan, Australia and Germany, among other nations, are also in ongoing political conversations about who should be allowed in their borders, who should be allowed to stay, and who should get what benefits.
Yet no one is asking: what country would you want to live in if immigration and visa rules weren't an issue?Yet no one is asking: what country would you want to live in if immigration and visa rules weren't an issue?
Government data (pdf) show that legal immigration to the US is down slightly compared to its peak in the early 1990s, although the US clearly remains a top destination with over a million people getting permanent resident status a year. It's a similar story in the UK where migration is on the rise.Government data (pdf) show that legal immigration to the US is down slightly compared to its peak in the early 1990s, although the US clearly remains a top destination with over a million people getting permanent resident status a year. It's a similar story in the UK where migration is on the rise.
What country would be your top destination to live in and why?What country would be your top destination to live in and why?
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