Would you rather migrate to US or Australia?

Question

My family is considering to migrating to Australia, but for a long time i've wanted to study law in US. I am very confused as to where I should live in the future. My main concern for US is safety (not street safety but terrorism and all that..) and difficulty in getting green card.

Please give some unbiased views on this, thanks!

Answer 1

Australia is great. I spent some time in Adelaide. It's rather "British" in that work attire and attitude is more formal than in the US BUT Australians party as intensely as they work. Australian men are just gorgeous. If I had to compare Australia and it's "feel" it would be like the US in the 1950s. It's really a great time to live there in my opinion.

The US is great too. Of course, it's more difficult for me to paint it with a large brush because I'm a native. I'll just say that each region is very different. There literally IS something for everyone. The standard of living is also very high. Since you plan on studying law, I'd probably suggest that opportunities might be better for you outside of the US. There are more lawyers per person in the US than anywhere else in the world. They also aren't very well liked here. It's on par with being a used car salesman in the respect area.

If you decide to go into a different field, my answer might well be different. Between the 2 countries, though, there really isn't a bad choice. Consider New Zealand too. You might like that very well. It's much easier to emigrate to New Zealand than either the US or Australia.

As to terrorist attacks, I don't think incidence is any higher in the US than in other countries. In fact, it's probably lower. When a terrorist attack DOES occur, it's big news and tends to be covered more than it probably warrants. Other countries have had tragedies too. Americans tend to forget that sometimes.

Answer 2

Take a vacation / fact finding trip to the southeast coast cities of Australia and see if you like it there first. Try Sydney too. What do you know about the cities of America, some are better than others in terms of climate, opportunities, and costs. Thats a big question, I would try establishing a discussion with some people from each place. I tend to think America is pretty fast-paced and very competitive. Lawyers might like that! I guess if you like hot and dry, try Australia, and they have some nice surfing beaches too on the gold coast. As for terrorism in America, I would worry more about local malcontented people more than mad-bombers, and I would probably feel about the same regarding Australia. What about New Zealand? A nice place too....of course, they have a lot of sheep though, LOL.

Answer 3

It really comes down to your basic concerns, that you stated. Do some research on the difference between practicing law in the US and in Australia. The easiest route for you would obviously be to stay in the US, if you are in the US, I'm not clear about that. If you aren't, if getting residency in Australia is easier, consider that too. Also, look into what would be the required prior schooling you would need to go to law school in Australia. If studying law in Australia is anything like England, then it is a much different course of study then American law school.

Answer 4

I am an Australian, so I have a natural bias.

Certainly Australia is a safer place as there is far less crime in Australia.
The incidents of terrorism within Australia are extremely rare. In the 1960' and 1970's some Croatian Ustashi (Croatian Fascists) blew up the Yugoslav consulate in Melbourne and bombed several Serbian churches, a bank, the Yugoslav Airline office and at least one home of a Serbian (in Melbourne). THEY are the only terrorist attacks within Australia.
There are a number of good law faculties at universities in Australia, especially at Melbourne University, Monash University in Melbourne and Sydney University.

Answer 5

I don't know why you'd be more worried about terrorism than 'street safety.'

Ask any American at random, I'll bet you a buck he doesn't know anybody affected by terrorism, but he does know of someone who's been mugged, burgled, been in a car accident , or slipped on the the soap in the bathroom and whacked their head on the toilet bowl.

Course, Australia probably has the US beat on both counts, though I'll bet the US has a lot fewer violent incidents involving kangaroos. Less skin cancer too. But we have tornadoes, earthquakes and hurricanes, so there's that. Though I will confess I've lived in 'tornado alley' all my life and I've never seen one, knock on wood. Hope you didn't just make me jinx myself. I was in a small earthquake once.

Answer 6

I live in the Denver,CO in the US and hypothetically if i had a chance to migrate to the US or Australia, I would choose the US for sure. Probably because i was born there and lived almost all my life there except for a small stint in the Australian City called Brisbane. And seemingly that your main concern is terrorism in the US all i can say is that no country is immune to it and our government and every other government is doing their upmost to prevent it, your probably better of worrying about being mugged or robbed then worrying about this and plus having a law degree from the US personally i think is better then one from Australia.

And lastly i think the scenery and enviroment here in the US is much more diverse and vibrant then in Australia. Its not like every where in the US is of endless brown/yelllow barren land.

Answer 7

re terrorism.
American Muslims don't have the same energy as European Muslims.
What is going on in Europe seems to be guest worker program gone horribly wrong.
I leave in Seattle, Wa.
I would worry more about street crime and would research statistics for various cities.
There are some pretty dangerous cities in America.
And some safe ones also.
Seattle feels pretty safe.
You couldn't pay me to live in place like Camden, New Jersey or Newark, New Jersey. Cleveland and Detroit don't sound very appealing either.

Answer 8

I'd choose Australia. You can study law and pracise it in Australia. Don't fret too much over it. I think your family's decision to migrate to Australia is a sound one.