Why don't Norwegians immigrate to America?

Just as President Trump cracked down on illegal immigrants and "ghost towns", it was reported that immigrants who belittled the country left. At least one place he wanted more immigrants: Norway. It is reported that in the past, all Haitians had AIDS. They compared illegal immigrants to vomiting and called for a "complete and complete closure" of Muslims entering the United States. Washington post reported that he specifically mentioned Norway as a place where people should be sent.

According to the data of the US Department of Homeland Security, in fiscal year 20 16,10/80,000 people became legal permanent residents of the United States. 362 of them were born in Norway. This "green card" brings immigrants closer to becoming naturalized American citizens. In the same year, 753,060 green card holders became citizens. Number of Norwegians: 93. According to the data of the Immigration Policy Institute of the Global Migration Trend Research, the number of Norwegian immigrants to the United States has steadily declined in the past five years. In fact, most of them are in other major European countries, and few people live in the United States.

But/kloc-The middle of the 9th century is a particularly good time to leave Norway. In fact, at that time, some people might say that the United States was "a piece of shit", with a high unemployment rate, almost no social mobility and a farm with insufficient land.

The United States recently passed the Home Hotel Act (

1862), as long as they have lived on this land for at least five years, it gives them free land. Facts have proved that this temptation is so great that Norway has lost more people to the United States than any other country. Before the 1924 immigration bill was passed, this law was aimed at banning Europeans and Asians in the south and east. An unexpected consequence of this law is that it has greatly reduced immigration from northern Europe and Norway.

America and Norway are friendly?

After World War II, with the return of foreigners to the United States, the number of foreign immigrants increased again. In 1950s and 1960s, Norwegian immigrants rose again (65438+22806 in 1950s and 1737 1 in 1960s). However, in 1970 (3927), a landslide suddenly occurred. Since then, the level of Norwegian immigrants has been hovering at this level. what has changed? Norway discovered oil in the late 1960s. Different from other resource-rich countries, faced with sudden wealth, they succumbed to mismanagement and corruption and invested heavily in their own people and economy, becoming one of the richest places in the world. According to the data of the World Bank, the per capita GDP of China has increased from 144 1.80 to 7091.80 now. (The figure in the United States is $57,638.20) Norway has a higher life expectancy at birth than the United States, a lower infant mortality rate and a lower unemployment rate, and has entered the EU labor market (although it is not a member of the EU).

Norwegian: No, thanks!

In addition, Norway is the happiest country in the world (the United States ranks 14), the country with the highest political freedom (the United States ranks 45th), most of the press freedom (the United States ranks 43rd) and the most prosperous country (the United States ranks 18). Not only Norway, but also all western European countries that have become more prosperous in the past few decades. The number of European immigrants to the United States has dropped sharply, and the location of European immigrants has moved from Asia, Latin America and the United States to Africa. Immigration expert Twitter pointed out: "I have no objection to the Norwegians, but it shows that from yesterday's" shit hole ","loser immigrants "will become excellent and rich Americans in a few generations, and their country is greatly improving."