>>>And how tolerant is the US about immigration? Asylum seekers?
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>>More people come to the US than anywhere else....So....
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>Another view at this: two of my daughters have remained in the US. My grandchildren are US citizens.

Actually, this might be one of the strongest arguments that US population is not suffering from inbreeding effects ;-))

>When we make our annual family reunions, they come here. Guess why.

Aside from bureocratic paranoia, travel not intended for economic gain usually is from rich to poor: might be country and/or own financial ability.
Skiing in Switzerland is not as common/available now for people not in the 1% as it was 3rd quarter of last century for instance.