I don't think you risk putting your family in danger by coming here apart from the danger of the lunatics on the road and as far as I am aware, even they don't target Americans.

There are a lot of Americans here. Some are cool and others are boorish and obnoxious but I have heard of none that have had a hard time by virtue of their nationality.

If this is your only major concern, I would forget about it. You will find this country welcoming and hospitable as well as frustrating and bureaucratic.

Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. Tagore, Bengali Poet