> they're considerably freer and richer than the EU

Freer to bend over for ICE thugs, or is there some other definition of freedom that you’ve meant?

> especially when Europe is currently fighting a war in Ukraine

Ukraine is fighting war in Ukraine with financial support of Europe. Big difference.

> and struggling to handle mass middle-east immigration

Caused by US bombing.

Not Assad gassing his own people with chemical weapons with support of Russia?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_intervention_in_the_Sy...