This conversation is silly. I looked for work for 4 years in the '70's, and was offered work in Saudi. It took me 3 months to get my wife and children into the Kingdom...and, after they got in (1978), we spent 28 good years. The opportunities for flight crew in the States, vrs the KSA right now, are not even close. Go ahead, take your 16K in the US (if you can find a job) , vrs the 75-90K starting pay (tax free, housing, medical) on offer now in Saudi. Even if you get your 'dream job' at a regional for 16K in the US, you'll be furloughed in 3-6 months. Drop the blinders, people, the dream in the USA is dead. Sam