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Originally Posted by Maddy the Turbo Beagle
Also, anybody have any talking points on how many actually want to stay here. I thought the point of them working here was that they make low wages (by our standards), but the money is worth more to them in mexico. Same rationale that several people retire to other countries where their money goes farther.
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I was chatting with an Indian buddy over here as an engineer on an H1B visa. He just got married and is planning on having children soon. I assumed he was trying to get a green card and eventually apply naturalize and get citizenship. Boy was I wrong! He didn't really care for a green card and hadn't decided if he even wanted to stay in the U.S. He said the opportunities in India were really great for someone like him with a masters in engineering from a well-regarded US university. And in India, he would be able to afford to hire a driver and a maid/nanny. Pretty enlightening, since I always assumed that immigrants who come here want to stay here permanently.
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