Re: Sanders. I don’t see national insurance or higher ed subsidies killing entrepreneurship in Australia or New Zealand. Rather, they afford people more of an opportunity to become enterpreneurs, irrespective of background.

The problem with immigration in Europe is that many countries exclusively follow jus sanguinis with respect to citizenship, with naturalization being next to impossible. Families can live in a country for generations and still not become citizens.

In the US, we do jus soli as well, and the right is protected by the Constitution. If you’re born here, you’re a citizen even if your parents are not. Helps integration over the long run.

My point is that a lot of the West Indians I know manage to work smart and maintain a work-life balance vs just working hard. Even after coming to the US.