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Article #1684Re: US as No. 1 (3 data books)
From: Gerald Olchowy
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 00:08
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 00:08
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In article <1993Jan22.220321.8579@cbnewsl.cb.att.com> jlacey@cbnewsl.cb.att.com (james.w.lacey) writes: > >One reason, IMHO, why Americans have the "USA #1" attitude is >the relative amount of immigration to American vs. other >countries. Most Americans are decendents of people who came >here in the last 100 or 150 years. Most Americans know, >work with, and have friends that were born in other countries >and immigrated to America. > >The logic is thus, "since hundreds of thousands of people >immigrate to America every year, and millions have immigrated >here over the past century, this must be the best country >in the world." > Canada has twice the immigration rate per capita than the United States has. Gerald
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