Perhaps not all do. Many (not most) people in foreign countries still hold on to the hope that they can come to America and “succeed”. A good case in point: many of my Indian tech worker friends in the US and their opinion on the H1-B visa debate. They are overwhelmingly on Elon Musk’s side (in fact, many of them worship him) of that debate despite the fact that Musk uses captive H1-B visa people to run a legal sweatshop in the US. The US loves to perpetuate that opportunity myth as a way to attract scab laborers from poor counties.
Perhaps not all do. Many (not most) people in foreign countries still hold on to the hope that they can come to America and “succeed”. A good case in point: many of my Indian tech worker friends in the US and their opinion on the H1-B visa debate. They are overwhelmingly on Elon Musk’s side (in fact, many of them worship him) of that debate despite the fact that Musk uses captive H1-B visa people to run a legal sweatshop in the US. The US loves to perpetuate that opportunity myth as a way to attract scab laborers from poor counties.