Because of this , emigrants were losing a say in matters : their political opinions of their country were minimized due to the distance and because the difficulties that stemmed from their change of life were not accepted as such .
Поэтому эмигранты потеряли право голоса : расстояние заглушило их мнения и политические взгляды на свою страну , а трудности , связанные со сменой обстановки , не были восприняты как реальные проблемы .