&gt; One would think Europe would change immigration law to encourage people who would naturally have some affinity or ties to the region.<p>No offense but this affinity people especially from the US seem to have appears from this side like nothing more than a weird fetish driven by nothing more than fantasy. Especially for Germany this is incredibly weird because there is often a certain pride associated with being &quot;German&quot; that would get you considered a nazi in Germany.<p>If you&#x27;re well educated and can get a job in Europe, immigrating should be quite easy already. I see no reason to make it easy for people just because some ancestor happened to be from Europe.