I emigrated here on my own when I was 26 years old and it was nice, thank you for asking! I have never regretted my decision, I've been here for more than 43 years and a citizen for 39 years. It is not true at all to say that it's automatically hard and it's very seldom tragic!

Immigrants come here of their own free will and they research what they're getting into before they come. Are you, like so many others, conflating being an immigrant with being a refugee? In the latter case, it sure can be hard AND tragic - refugees mostly never wanted to leave their home countries until things went pear-shaped.