College educated skilled worker. I already left. I'm not looking back. Thanks Trump for making me realize how much the US was holding me back
- Yuuup. Trump getting elected once was the writing on the wall, I wasn't going to wait and hope he didn't manage to return to power. Turns out that was a great decision, the Netherlands are amazing.
- Any particular resources you found helpful in your move? My main concern is how to make the visa work and how to find a livable wage abroad
  
  Not OP, but I did the same, when I first realized the US was on a slippery slope towards idiocracy (and, in fairness, I realized it three decades after many intellectuals already warned about it). In my case, I was fortunate to work for a multinational, which agreed to transfer me to a country within the EU, and to take care of the paperwork. Over a decade later, I have citizenship here, my own house, and I feel fully integrated into the local society. And I don't need to worry about college tuition for my kids. They'll have a choice of free education anywhere within the EU, and by the time they're old enough, they may have access to a wide variety of educators who left he US.
  
  I'm in a similar boat, except I'm waiting to find out if my multinational will be willing to move me. I'm the lead developer, admin, product owner, and architect for a very publicly-facing web presence for my company, so I'm hoping they'll be willing to in order to keep me happy.
  
  And if they won't, I'm going to be applying for similar jobs abroad the moment I know.
  
  It's not just for me. My son is trans and my daughter is gay. I have to get them both out of here before the ovens start firing up.
  
  If you get the impression that at this point I believe the U.S. is a lost cause, you're correct. If we make it to the 2026 elections intact, the elections are valid, and Democrats sweep, I'll be extremely surprised.
  
  Getting a work/student visa takes a lot of time so start it early. It's generally easiest to get PR through work or study.
  
  But it's only one piece of the puzzle. My partner and I spent 2 months before we moved going through everything we own and deciding what to get rid of. We got rid of about half of our stuff, anything you don't get rid of will have to go through customs, not to mention figuring out how to physically move your stuff.
  
  Once you get to a new place, setting up is also its own logistical nightmare. You won't have any credit established so getting an apartment or credit card might be difficult to start. You also need a bank account, which might have its own requirements.
  
  And then there's the social part of it. I'm lucky that my community is international and I was very quickly able to find my people, but if you don't know anyone you're going to be very lonely until you do. Try to make some friends before you move.
- I do sure love it when cowards leave the country instead of remaining here to vote in their interest. To everybody patting themselves on the back for leaving America, you’re part of the fucking problem
  
  Clearly I'd be more helpful in El Salvador
- More privilege on display from the elite in American society.
  
  And also bragging about it. Gross.
  
  Fucking bizarre take to lob at someone fleeing a country rapidly falling to fascism and ethnic cleansing.
  
  It's not bizarre to shame someone for bragging about the ability to just up and leave to a country halfway across the world.
  
  Most Americans do not have that kind of privilege. It must be nice.
  
  They weren't bragging. They stated their situation and experience because it's relevant to the article, which is about academics.
  
  It is, and I'm well aware of just how hard it is to be in my kind of position. I'm leaving very soon for a job overseas.
  
  It took 12 years of college. It took massive debts that I spent a decade earning to pay off. It took a further 15 years of competing in academia to become a desirable candidate for the job. I'm taking a serious pay cut and spending the saving from a decade of work to make the move.
  
  Its a privilege, but having come from a family that valued education, but had little money to help me, I kinda feel like I've earned it. Decades of effort on my part went into this.
  
  You can be pissed all you want, but I've paid my dues and I'm spending them on a better and safer future for my children away from the US Banana Republic of Dumbfuckistan.
  
  Ive paid my dues, fuck everyone else
  
  Lol.
  
  So what would you have them do instead?
  
  That's what everyone who voted for Trump basically said. America was founded on this principle. You give what you get
  
  You are displaying crab bucket mentality.
- Where did ya go?
- If more of you cowards can run away that would be great. Make room for those that will fight, but please dont come back when we the people rip it all down.
  
  Make room for those that will fight
  
  Hahahaha
  
  i have no idea what that means, he means to get fat and fight them.
  
  smart people leave and fight another day, dumb ones stay and become either fodder, or become "Slaughtered by the regime". especially people in the sciences will improve other sectors in other countries that USA will never have again. the only ones that fight, is if they get trapped and unable to move abroad. i know you're a troll like on reddit, but this how its always been, look at ww2 poland, germany,,,etc.
  
  You don't need to be in the USA to fight.
  
  The fight was won by Russian troll farms operating in Iran. https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/magazine/the-agency.html
  
  Oh, these Russians, they manage to get everywhere without any lubricant.

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