There are few western countries that are as bad at protecting rights as the US. See:
- Guantanamo Bay, where people are held indefinitely without trial
- Abuse of civil forfeiture
- Mass surveilance
- Cops not being sentenced after needless shootings
- Gerrymandering messing with the will of the people
- Private companies often being more important than the public interest
I could keep going, because there's plenty where that came from. It all depends on which rights you mean though, because the right to bear arms has indeed been well protected in the US (which isn't really considered a right anywhere else in the western world though).
> a country with better opportunity as an immigrant
It's virtually impossible to immigrate to the US without any financial backing, like a stack of cash or an employer wanting to hire you. So yes, the odds of an immigrant succeeding in the US are pretty good, I wouldn't call this an opportunity for people who aren't already well off though.
No it's not. The US system is actually much more liberal than the EU. It also provides opportunities for the 11mil illegal immigrants. How many syrian immigrants are part of the job market in EU?
50% of the non-western refugees in The Netherlands are working at least part-time. With most companies scrambling to find personnel even in low-paying jobs, I think we'll conclude in a few years that those refugees were a net-benefit to society.
That's what I have been trying to explain to you now for several posts. The US general idea of opportunity and the American Dream isn't what you think it is.
So glad you finally got that part.
It's a fundamental difference in how these things are percieved.
> The US system is actually much more liberal than the EU
How so? Here are the options to immigrate to the US for an IT professional:
- be hired by some rich company, try H1B, most likely fail in the lottery and wait for another year;
- be hired by some rich megacorp with presence in multiple countries, move to one of the countries, wait for a year, get L1 and move to the US. Too bad if you have a partner, he/she won't be able to work for a few years
In both cases your position is really precarious until you get your green card, so oftentimes you can't really afford to change employers. How on Earth is it "liberal"?
- Protection (e.g., from abuse, exploitation and harmful substances)
- Provision (e.g., for education, health care and an adequate standard of living)
- Participation (e.g., listening to children’s views and respecting their evolving capacities)
- Specific protections and provisions for vulnerable populations such as Aboriginal children and children with disabilities"
There are few western countries that are as bad at protecting rights as the US. See:
- Guantanamo Bay, where people are held indefinitely without trial
- Abuse of civil forfeiture
- Mass surveilance
- Cops not being sentenced after needless shootings
- Gerrymandering messing with the will of the people
- Private companies often being more important than the public interest
I could keep going, because there's plenty where that came from. It all depends on which rights you mean though, because the right to bear arms has indeed been well protected in the US (which isn't really considered a right anywhere else in the western world though).