[Tarsul]

guys, it really was worth looking at the article: the number is 40% of women ages 15-44 would love to leave US if good opportunity came along. That's insane. But then again, the political situation in the US is insane, too.

[AnimalMuppet]

Taking pieces out of order:

> But then again, the political situation in the US is insane, too.

Yup.

> would love to leave US if good opportunity came along.

Yeah, well, that's the problem. They need a good opportunity compared to staying in the US. That is, Afghanistan or Yemen might allow them to enter, but that's not an option - they want something better than what they have here. Well, that's fair - that's how many of our ancestors wound up here, after all. But the fact is, despite the insanity here, there aren't tons of "better" out there for people to go to.

Could things get enough worse here for that to change? Certainly. Could they do so surprisingly quickly? Also yes. But right now, things aren't worse here than they are in much of the world.