Era la mia prima volta a Glendale, CA, e ho girato questo video. C’erano molti armeni, e non ho potuto fare a meno di chiedermi: se tutte queste persone vivessero in Armenia, renderebbe il paese migliore?
Era la mia prima volta a Glendale, CA, e ho girato questo video. C’erano molti armeni, e non ho potuto fare a meno di chiedermi: se tutte queste persone vivessero in Armenia, renderebbe il paese migliore?
If a certain number of them repatriated every year, it would make Armenia a better country, because they are essentially mostly working adults, who have been educated with funds from other countries, who are potential taxpayers with their respective useful skills, etc.
However, having a large diaspora is good. There are issues with assimilation and other problems, but having people who can lobby on behalf of a nation and maintain connections with other countries and people is a benefit. They are also mostly beyond the reach of our geographically immediate enemies. We’d leverage that if we were cunning, but alas…
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You’re assuming that all these people are from Armenia. Many are not and have never lived or had family in Armenia. Therefore they won’t go live there because it’s a foreign country. Why would you move from let’s say Lebanon or Russia to Armenia when you could come to the US and live much easier and wealthier.
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If a certain number of them repatriated every year, it would make Armenia a better country, because they are essentially mostly working adults, who have been educated with funds from other countries, who are potential taxpayers with their respective useful skills, etc.
However, having a large diaspora is good. There are issues with assimilation and other problems, but having people who can lobby on behalf of a nation and maintain connections with other countries and people is a benefit. They are also mostly beyond the reach of our geographically immediate enemies. We’d leverage that if we were cunning, but alas…
You’re assuming that all these people are from Armenia. Many are not and have never lived or had family in Armenia. Therefore they won’t go live there because it’s a foreign country. Why would you move from let’s say Lebanon or Russia to Armenia when you could come to the US and live much easier and wealthier.