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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by parineum on Thursday October 26, 2023 @05:28PM (#38031922)
Assuming some place in Europe would take them, which I suspect is the larger barrier along with language.

Countries with extensive social programs for the poor typically aren't the easiest places to immigrate.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by olddustytrail on Thursday October 26, 2023 @06:13PM (#38032379)
Neither of those would be barriers if they had plenty of money to move to Europe.

That's kind of what "can't afford" means.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by parineum on Thursday October 26, 2023 @06:18PM (#38032425)
"Can buy a plane ticket" is pretty different from "Is affluent and skilled enough to not be a net negative to social programs".
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by olddustytrail on Thursday October 26, 2023 @06:22PM (#38032449)
I like your enthusiasm but you don't become an EU citizen just by buying an air ticket. :)
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by nradov on Thursday October 26, 2023 @07:13PM (#38032845)
Well you can probably become a de facto EU permanent resident by buying a ticket on a smuggling boat. EU member states don't actually deport many undocumented immigrants regardless of what the official immigration laws say.
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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by parineum on Friday October 27, 2023 @02:17AM (#38035253)
That's the point I was making...
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