Immigration cap!

How is this problem solved?

One way, how about a swap of citizens? One leaves so one can come in exchange.

I would think for every 1000 UKC who want to go and live in the US only about 400 USC want to go and live in the UK.

I have no basis for my numbers so what do you think?

Now if they had Walmarts in the UK who knows how many would go to live in the UK

I would think for every 1000 UKC who want to go and live in the US only about 400 USC want to go and live in the UK.

I have no basis for my numbers so what do you think?

I have zero scientific basis for mine, either, but I'd think it'd be closer to 1:1. I know an awful lot of Americans that want to escape to the UK. Though all the Brits I know who want to move to the US only ever want to go to Florida, California or NYC!

But if you're proposing a swap, what happens if you decide to move back to your home country? Does your symmetrical partner have to go back to their country, too, to avoid an imbalance? That's where the theory gets complicated!

I think I read if you are a Brit and want to move to Florida all you need is about 500,000 and you can get a green card.
I was not interested personally so my figures could be off.

I think I read if you are a Brit and want to move to Florida all you need is about 500,000 and you can get a green card.

Is that all?!

Is that all?!

To clarify a little. That is the  amount that you would have to invest and not just to buy the green card.

Hi,

Sounds like a good idea for pub talk!

As always, there's much more to it than just that. From the one point mentioned, in order to 'Citizen Exchange' you have to relinquish all rights to your former citizenship. If you later decide to go back, then either wait till the same exchange opportunity comes up or go through the usual processes. By product of all that would be some crazy amounts of paperwork and red tape!

Last time I looked, If you invest $500,000 in a deprived area nominated by the US government, open a business, employ local US citizens, have a business plan to grow the business and employ more US citizens, you'll be given an immediate Green card along with your immediate family. It's not as simple as 'having $500,000' - the US government want you to GROW that money and put it to good use for the economy - which makes perfect sense to me.

Also, there is Walmart in the UK, they took over & bought the Asda chain of stores some years back.

Also, many Americans (and non americans!!!) want to move to 'London' - they semi vaguely know that's in England, but most have no real idea there's many more towns and cities here in the UK!

Cheers, DtM! West London & Slough UK!

Also, there is Walmart in the UK, they took over & bought the Asda chain of stores some years back.

Cheers, DtM! West London & Slough UK!

Dh & I have to disagree about ASDA it may be owned by Walmart but it is NOTHING like Walmart in our opinion      I'm a Walmart junkie an ASDA doesn't have Anything on Walmart!!   

Hi there Shugga!

Yep, I do agree with you as well, the Asda chain is just wholly owned by Walmart - there's probably a few products that you'd find in shelves that are the same either side of the pond, but mostly not.

Every Walmart store I've been to in the US has been a massive place and just about everything is available there - personally I do like big stores like that and for the convenience - I know many others don't like them!

Cheers, DtM! West London & Slough UK!

Dh & I have to disagree about ASDA it may be owned by Walmart but it is NOTHING like Walmart in our opinion      I'm a Walmart junkie an ASDA doesn't have Anything on Walmart!!   

They have bult some Asda/Walmart supercentres though which are probably more like the US ones.
I used to work for Asda, made redundant when Walmart took over the IT and moved it to the US. They used to do stupid things like take systems down and run backups at 10am just when stores were doing their orders, phoned the US office and they said "yes, it's 4am (or whatever) that's when we do the backups"....they didn't understand the concept of being a multinational company!
Not to mention the time things didn't get run because "it's Thanksgiving"!