America Is No Longer The Land Of Opportunity
So, do Americans have the right to migrate in search of a better life?
There will be a next wave of Americans moving to Europe and elsewhere abroad. But it won’t be the privileged kind looking to “get more house” for their money.
Instead, it will be young people in search of the type of opportunity American cities used to provide.
If you’re under 35, the idea that you could move to a large U.S. city without a job — and with little money — and find a place to live in a thriving creative environment might seem crazy.
However, it was once true!
That’s part of what made America the land of opportunity after the baby boomers participated in the post-war flood into the suburbs. As an older millennial or member of Generation X, you still had the option to gobble up relatively inexpensive housing in suburbia, but you could also move to a big city, set up shop and — within a few years — have myriad housing options and lifestyle choices at your disposal.
All it took was the time to save some cash and work sort of hard to make it happen.
After I moved to San Francisco in 1999, I saw it go down countless times.
