“How many of those are Turks?”
EXACTLY! Living in poverty in Germany sure beats living in poverty in Turkey
You make a good point. Also, there is an excellent case to be made that depending on how you measure standard of living, the Europeans don’t live all that well. There was an excellent economic study that I read and wish I could find again that stated most Europeans live lives that compare only with the residents of our poorest state. Keep in mind, the average German still does not own his own home and pays very high prices for food & fuel.