I think there is an age after which no matter what another country gives you, you will always be comfortable in your own and can’t wait to go back. I see this especially with desis. There is some cut off point in age at which point older folks just find way more comfort and homeliness back home. My in-laws have been wanting to go back for 2 weeks now; I hear this all the time from friends too about their own parents who can’t wait to go back to India after few weeks. Heck some of my friends parents have just outright told them they won’t be visiting anymore and the only visitations will have to be my friends going to India instead. It’s not like they live with their kids there either – most parents we know live alone, including my in-laws, but they’d much prefer that over living with their kids here. I don’t think it’s the country that’s the draw, as much as community, familiarity and comfort they feel there vs feeling like an outsider here (which to be honest, even as citizens we still feel!). We’d apply for green cards for either of our parents, but they’d never move here-not even the lure of spending time with their grandkid will work. Heck my dad even gave up his green card this year to go back to tourist visa, even though he’d be a prime candidate to move here considering all his besties are here more than India.