Yeah the world is crazy, even the USA requires me to earn 125% of poverty for a family of 4 to immigrate. Luckily we have a sponsor, but once we're in the USA we won't be able to earn anything close to that. This combined with the fact that we won't be eligible for any government assistance until after citizenship means it's gonna be tough there too, but at least we'll be able to work, unlike Suriname.
Let's hope a better world is on the horizon for us all my friend....