Do you know people who are seriously considering leaving the US following the elections?

I may not have a choice. My wife is an immigrant. She's fully legal. If Trump carries out his plan to deport all immigrants she's going someplace (yet unknown) and I'll follow. What a nightmare.

I finished renewing my passport just in case but have no plans at the moment. Not sure where I'd go. But now that it's over, I'm leaning towards staying here and fighting. Fuck them. We shouldn't make it easy or comfortable for them to oppress the people here who can't leave.

I don’t know where I’d go. Regardless of this particular election, I’d love to live elsewhere, but I’m only fluent in English. Not to mention, there seems to be rising fascism all over the place.

Find me a mid level cybersecurity job in an EU member state and I’ll be right over.

I’m lucky enough to be a white, cis male, but I am bisexual. I’m extremely lucky to live in a very liberal area, but I’m afraid that won’t mean much for long. I fear for myself, my family, and my little sisters especially. And I fear that there’s nowhere to run to because US hegemony shapes the world.

I’ve been proudly out for 10 years now, but half of my family assumes I’m straight because they’re the type of people who assume everyone is straight until proven otherwise. The majority of them likely voted for Trump.

no one wants Americans in their country, and I don't blame them. Sadly, most of us can't afford to leave. I have a pretty good tech job but even that isn't enough to move my entire family. Grab some marshmallows and let it burn I guess.

You need loads of money, great connections, and/or a really high level of some really particular skill. It's out of reach for most people.

I'm one-hundred percent considering this. I spent the four years under Trump on the ground, organizing my community and resisting fascist chuds on the ground, and got mostly flack, backlash, doxxing attempts, 30 extra lbs I can't seem to shake, and bullshit from shitlib's who just spent the previous 6 months making the argument "but Trump worse" and cheering on the Chenys.

There are basically two options I see for me and my family right now. We can either stand and fight or we can let this go. My lesson learned from 2016-2020, is that Democrats/ Liberals do not have your back. You can not expect to be able to rely upon them to show up or do the right thing. Democrats have spent orders of magnitude more effort fighting and trying to beat the left than they have the rightward march to fascism. So any kind of fight or resistance you try and muster; you have enemies at both your fore and aft. Liberalism and Democrats haven't shown me that they are worth fighting for.

I'm leaving.

IMPORTANT PSA: most people won't be as fortunate as I am. Look into "digital nomad visa" options. These typically last six months to a year, and many countries have them now including France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, and more. Requirements will be slightly different for each but it can be an option to escape while you figure out next steps!

That being said...

I'm very fortunate to have family wealth, a high paying, niche tech job, and contacts in various places around the world

Current front-runners are The Netherlands where I could "buy-in" or Japan, where my employer may be able to sponsor me

The Trump Presidency is bad enough, but the American system could survive another one like it survived the last, through Congressional and judicial power and the fundamental checks and balances.

Republicans have won the House, the Senate, and the SC. The Supreme Court already handed the Presidency dictatorial power.

The Experiment is over. If you're not planning to get out you need to be planning to fight, and not with a fucking protest sign.

I am considering leaving, but it pains me to just "run away" from a problem instead of trying to solve it. this is where I live. I want to love it.

got a friend with a trans son looking for an out of country transfer under their job. I hope she can get it and keep the kid even a tiny bit safer.

leaving is a privilage though that almost none of us will be able to afford. even if you pull it off, thats a huge risk to take unless you can afford to just not give a shit. and in that case you're probably fine with the election outcome anyway.

A couple of the more privileged (wealthy) friends with my disability are planning on moving, most others cannot afford it or don’t have the financial capital to be accepted for a residency permit anywhere (our illness prevents us from working).

My family is planning on moving to Europe, not exactly sure where. It'll probably largely depend on where we can get residency and jobs. Spain and Austria are our current leaders for various reasons.

We've been unhappy with the way American society functions for a long time and we're tied of swimming upstream to make things better, so this is the load of bricks that broke the camel's back.

I do feel like I'm abandoning the people who are in greater danger than we are and can't afford to leave, but honestly if progressives can't be bothered to do the absolutely bare minimum and vote until their version of Jesus runs for office things are never going to get better. I'm not going to waste my life while people we need to make change do fuck all but whine and wish things were different when they do nothing meaningful to change it.

We have a family member who is special needs, and their family relies on government help to get by...

They may have to leave, and it breaks my heart.

I know someone who left last time, does that count?

I think there's about 30 million people that'll be leaving against their will...

I am. My wife and I are trans and it’s better to be twitchy than dead. Current attitude is to try to get me citizenship because my grandpa was an immigrant

Of course I know him.

He is me.

I was before and I intend to now as well

Curious OP, if not a US citizen, which country (or countries?) citizen are you, and which country do you live in (if they are different)?

Would these be countries that are easy for USians to immigrate to?

My girlfriend and I are considering it. We made a spreadsheet of which counties need our professions, type of visa, etc. Her career is generally valued by more English speaking countries, but some need mine too.

If it gets bad, I'll go to Canada.

Me. My sister too.

I am, but my wife doesn't believe how bad things are going to get specially for her, and doesn't want to hear me tell her.

I'm not even allowed to leave the state for another few years

My partner is talking about it. I'm not American, so he's considering coming here. I hope he does because it seems I won't be welcome there much longer...