I don't think you can say the US is the envy of the world.
Maybe Canada. But definetely not the US!

Canada has roughly the same population as the black/negro/African-American
population in the US (about 38 million) and they have virtually the same
GNP/net worth.

Canada is doing as good as America's "underclass".

We have to put of guard towers around our borders to keep people OUT.

Yeah...the envy is that apparent.