Why does Ilona go home to Budapest?

Because it is home and more comfortable than her new country in the USA.

Hard as it is to believe, many others see better deals than the USA. They have the advantage of knowing there are other ways to live and work. That they have the choices of knowing opportunities in the USA and Hungary are a rare privilege in life.

One can say the differences are a matter of spoiled immigrant people who are lucky enough to be able to act on their dreams (and maybe have dual citizenship). That is fair. One can also say we Americans are also lucky enough to act on our dreams. Recognizing this for both Ilona and we common citizens is so important. There is more in common than not, but recognizing the differences, and knowing the differences between the two, is so important as to be a voting issue.

One will always wonder if Ilona’s dilemma is more old world compared to new world? Perhaps she doesn’t even have a real dilemma, at least according to our USA standards? And this post is not some kind of political multi-cultural diatribe, as in there are no standards, at least USA standards. Ilona’s dilemma is the best compliment to the USA we could ever hope to have since it is so human.