Millennials a Non-nomadic Generation Added on May 12, 2014 by C. Maoxian. From America on the Move Becomes Stay-Home Nation for Young: “... a combination of relatively low-paying opportunities, the burden of student loans and an aversion to taking risks explains the reluctance to relocate. ... ‘It is a lot more expensive to get started, to move, to find a job. In terms of social mobility, job mobility, overall geographic mobility, they are not doing as well as their parents and grandparents.’” If Foxconn pays for the flight, would they be willing to come to China and start assembling iPhones for a dollar an hour?