Yes, I vaguely remember that after we had lived in Mexico and Central America, there were maybe two occasions when we drove north to the United States and crossed the border, easily and hassle-free due to our being U.S. citizens with U.S. passports, and we were talking about what a good feeling it was to cross the border and see the sign "Welcome to the United States," and how everything seemed so much better after crossing into the U.S. homeland. A feeling of foreign struggle lifted.Traffic flowed more smoothly, there were suddenly more and better amenities along the road and there was no problem speaking English to everyone in stores and restaurants, and everything seemed cleaner and more modern. So that was how it felt to us to cross the border.
But of course some people never left in the first place so maybe they cannot see it that way.
