Was migrating way easier back then (e.g., people can just board a ship with their bags to the US and settle there)? What makes migrating to most countries so difficult now?

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Was migrating way easier back then (e.g., people can just board a ship with their bags to the US and settle there)? What makes migrating to most countries so difficult now?

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It’s literally just illegal these days. People have become convinced (through xenophobia, racism, or economic fallacies) that immigration is harmful and have made it extraordinarily difficult to immigrate.