The United States is certainly not a perfect country, but it is still the number one choice of where people around the globe would choose to be if they had a choice.
A case can be made that the U.S.
does not have particularly good weather. Large portions of the “fruited plain” suffer from the oppressive heat in summers or frigid winter temperatures that can bring a city to a standstill. Most people will agree that the best overall weather in the U.S. is in the Carolinas and certain parts of California where it rarely gets too hot or too cold. People lucky enough to live in these areas may not even need a central heating and cooling system in their homes as a few window AC units, space heaters, and fans will keep a dwelling comfortable. America’s bad weather may even compel some people to move to places like Guatemala City, where the temperature fluctuates around 70°F all year round and the locals start to shiver if it drops to below 60°F. AC units and heaters are rare sights and there are many open-air markets and restaurants. There are several such places like Guatemala around the world where the weather is more tolerable than Buffalo, NY in the dead of winter. Guatemalans account for about 30% of the legal immigrants from South America and those who get in illegally add to the count. The weather may be perfect in Guatemala City, but crime, poverty, and corruption overshadow that blessing. One reason that the U.S. is still so great is that anyone here should be able to duplicate their homeland environment with the abundance of HVAC resources available to anyone.