[hiram112]

The US has far more diversity than most of the Western European nations, though this is obviously changing.

Socialism really doesn't work here as well when 'other' people are getting more benefits than you. I'm sure part of it xenophobic, but part of it is actually legitimate.

For example, a bad accident left my credit ruined in my early 20s due to medical bills. I do remember, several times, waiting in agonizing pain in an emergency room full of people who could not even speak English. Essentially, the reason my bills were so high was because the hospital was allowed to recoup the nonpayers' bills by upping mine.

It would cost the average taxpaying couple tens of thousands of dollars to have a child in the US. So we have declining birthrates amongst educated people. In contrast, undocumented (illegal, whatever) purposefully come to the US to have an anchor baby. Those playing by the rules pick up the tab. This can rub even the most socially progressives the wrong way. Same with public education, unemployment benefits, and social security.

I think that you are going to see many social services cut, and move towards the US style, in places like Canada, Western Europe, and Australia as more and more immigration creates a less homogeneous population. The fact that many immigrants purposefully head to the nations like Sweden and Germany with the most generous social systems shows that the end results will not be good for the native population.