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originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: Raven95
Question: Why isn't Russia having an immigration crisis? Surely Russia is a paradise under Putin.
originally posted by: Xcathdra
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: Raven95
Question: Why isn't Russia having an immigration crisis? Surely Russia is a paradise under Putin.
Living under Assad... Living under Putin... The goal is to escape, not exchange one failed government for another with comparable human rights violations.
According to UN Population Division estimates, as of 2013, the Russian Federation was second only to the United States in the sheer number of immigrants. This is a fact that continues to elude many Americans as, justifiably or not, Russia is commonly thought of as a place to leave rather than a place to which to move.