Guess I could have stated that better. I'm saying that people who emigrate obviously are tenacious and by necessity have worked harder than most to achieve their goals. They are in that sense a-typical and (thus) by definition not everybody is like them. (The sense I got from some of OPs posts was basically "I avoided committing any crimes, therefore others should easily be able to by sheer force of will". I was questioning the premise.)

Thanks for clarifying!