Why can't mail import email from thunderbird?

I just for a MacBook Pro with LION. I exported my Windows Live Mail to Thunderbird for PC to Thunderbird for MAC. Now when I try to import from Apple/Mac Mail I only get 1 file per local folder. I'm using Thunderbird OK but want to go to Mac Mail entirely. I've scoured the threads and have got nothing but sales pitches for one time use utilities I have to pay for.
Is this a way to treat a Windows convert?? Please help.

Your welcome. Yes Migration Assistant creates a new user account, that's it's downside. Down the road when you get new Macs migration will be much easier. With a new Mac it initially starts up with Setup Assistant and asks if you are migrating from another Mac. You answer yes and it will migrate data, settings, applications etc. to the new machine and NOT create a new user account. You can migrate from the Mac itself, a Time Machine Backup or from a Bootable Clone.
BTW as a new OS X user I'd recommend bookmarking the following links. While learning OS X is very easy sometimes transitioning from MS Windows can be a little challenging, you're working off of old habits and sometimes thinking it has to be complex. At some point you will probably laugh when you see how simple everything is with OS X.
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