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Originally Posted by direwolf
If Trump wins a 2nd term and the U.S. inevitably sinks deeper into authoritarianism, I wonder if we finally start to see a mass exodus of people packing up their families and leaving the U.S. to start new and better lives in more democratic countries.
I know a lot of Americans were saying "that's it, I'm moving to Canada" after the last election, but of course nobody actually followed through at the time. I'm betting this time people will be much more serious about looking into their immigration options. I certainly would.
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It'll certainly happen for some Americans, but it won't be a mass exodus. Lifting and shifting a family to a different country takes a lot of time and even more money. For those who can potentially make such a move, are too late now as well if they want to avoid any fallout from the election.
I also get the sense that Americans largely wouldn't embrace moving to another country to live, like most other people around the world do.