[rayiner]

> Moving for better opportunities is just about the most American thing a person can do

Says who? The median American lives 18 miles away from their mom.

[xyzzyz]

Americans used to move for opportunities much more in the past, today they have grown much more complacent and stay close to mom.

[stirfish]

Manifest Destiny, Reconstruction, the gold rush, the dust bowl, ellis island, dreamers... there's a bunch. Give us your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free!

https://depts.washington.edu/moving1/