Posted on 11/10/2006 4:53:31 PM PST by shrinkermd
Faced with poor job prospects, high taxes and an intrusive bureaucracy, more and more Germans are choosing to emigrate. Most of those who leave, though, are highly qualified -- which could mean devastating economic consequences.
They are fed up, truly fed up. Fed up with the constant bickering over the costs of wage benefits, social reforms, elimination of subsidies, store closing hours and all the other symbols of a country stuck in bureaucratic and legislative gridlock.
They are tired of living in country where landing a job is like playing the lottery, a country where not even half of citizens live from gainful employment and a country in which even academics in their mid-40s are already considered problem cases when it comes to job placement. In other words, they are fed up with living in a country where all opportunities already seem to be taken: opportunities to succeed in one's career, to own property and to achieve prosperity...
(Excerpt) Read more at spiegel.de ...
...as the Muslims move in.
Where the US is headed.
Same thing happen in Sweden. More Swedes here in the U.S. than Sweden. My husband is one of Swedes.
Maybe we should encourage some of them to immigrate to the United States. Legally that is.
What year? My ancestors came over around 1850.
My thought exactly.
LOL!
They're welcome here as long as they leave that pesky national socialism in the old country.
"... even academics in their mid-40s are already considered problem cases when it comes to job placement."
Well, I guess things over there aren't all bad.
URP!... excuse me...
My German and Italian ancestors both arrived around 1890.
sad but true
My maternal and paternal ancestors came over here from Germany in 1642 and 1682, respectively.
Racism against Mexicans.
Oh no. Am I allowed to say Mexican anymore?
Likewise -- German and Swedes. Some of the first people to settle Denver.
...and as long as they leave the attitude that "America has a lack of culture" over there.
(BTW: I lived in Deutschland for 3 wonderful years: It was my 2nd favorite nation in the world.)
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!
No, they are referred to as North Americans, now. Mexico doesn't exist anymore. :)
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