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Flight of Uzbeks to the USA
Thousands of its citizens leave Uzbekistan every year. He mainly travels to Russia, as well as Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus. In addition, they leave for Western Europe and the USA. Every year, on average, 4000-5000 citizens of Uzbekistan win the green card “residence permit” lottery in the United States. And so for twenty years in a row. The American Ambassador to Uzbekistan George Krol called the increase in the number of Uzbeks in the United States an “Uzbek invasion.” Telling reporters about how many Uzbeks he meets in his homeland, he said that “more and more Uzbek restaurants and cafes are opening in the United States... And we welcome this.” Explaining the small number of American tourists in Uzbekistan, he admitted that Americans are really stupid, just as Zadornov says about them. The ambassador explained this by the lack of information among the Americans about Uzbekistan. It is clear that everyone is accustomed to receiving information through television, through advertising, but no one has canceled the world map. But the Americans don’t know exactly that. “In the United States they ask where Uzbekistan and Tashkent are,” the ambassador said, talking about his compatriots. The movement of Uzbeks overseas is not scary; a demographic crisis does not threaten Uzbekistan. The country's population is increasing at such a pace that it is already beginning to threaten the country's budget, which does not have extra money for paying benefits and building new kindergartens, hospitals, and schools.