>the US is still extremely generous with immigration.
Everything I read about it convinces me it's a byzantine and capricious process, and largely down to chance.
My process of gaining permanent residence in the Netherlands is a cakewalk by comparison. University MSc, then free access to the job market for a year, then after some years of employment and passing a relatively simple integration exam, I have long-term European residence. At no point was this up to the arbitrary whims of some immigration officer or a far-fetched lottery chance.
To me the idea that immigration is zero sum is repugnant and wrong.
Everything I read about it convinces me it's a byzantine and capricious process, and largely down to chance.
My process of gaining permanent residence in the Netherlands is a cakewalk by comparison. University MSc, then free access to the job market for a year, then after some years of employment and passing a relatively simple integration exam, I have long-term European residence. At no point was this up to the arbitrary whims of some immigration officer or a far-fetched lottery chance.
To me the idea that immigration is zero sum is repugnant and wrong.