Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Americans Race for Europe to Escape Trump

More Americans are exploring emigration to escape the Trump administration, but those looking to Europe are seeing their options narrow by the day. Restrictions on skilled worker visas, tougher rules on citizenship-by-ancestry programs, and pressure on the once widespread Golden Visa program are all eroding the legal avenues Americans, and other migrants, can take to live in Europe. Popular nations such as Italy, which once offered flexible rights to those who could show ties to the country, are making the move more difficult. One American said: "We want to exit. I'm at my maximum capacity of witnessing this." Archived source: Link One

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Academics, scientists, physicians, and researchers will have less problems finding ways to the EU or Canada as some governments have already expressed interest in accepting them, resulting in a brain drain for the US. Jan to Apr 2024 saw a 16% increase in the number of Americans hired by European companies. I am personally aware of one aerospace engineer and his family who made their way to Ontario, Canada.
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#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-05-19 02:05 PM

Get out while you can! Remember, never come back.

#2 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-05-20 09:12 AM

Republicans cheer to see Americans fleeing in terror.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-20 09:18 AM

"Get out while you can! Remember, never come back."

Come back to what? When you are done with the place Somalia will look like a better option.

People with money, education, and no other ties will leave. What exactly do you have to offer but cruelty and a low standard of living?

#4 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-05-20 11:11 AM

People with money, education, and no other ties will leave. What exactly do you have to offer but cruelty and a low standard of living?

#4 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-05-20 11:11 AM | Reply | Flag:
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No, just weak and angry liberals. See ya! How ironic though that the countries they want to go to won't accept them.

#5 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-05-20 12:11 PM

No, just weak and angry liberals. See ya! How ironic though that the countries they want to go to won't accept them.

#5 | Posted by fishpaw

Weakness is surrendering democracy to a con man just because you think he'll give you a tax cut.

#6 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-20 12:41 PM

Have fun over in Europe when you learn how much 1A really protected you.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-20 08:28 PM

I am happy to see these losers go - unfortunately, Europe wants them to move there like they want the Palestinians to move there. These losers are finding out that gender studies degrees are not considered skilled workers in Europe and therefore don't qualify. When they say they want to leave because of free national healthcare and better welfare programs, Europe slams the door on them.

#8 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-20 08:28 PM

I always enjoy the apparent concurrent posts.

#9 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-20 08:35 PM

No, just weak and angry liberals. See ya! How ironic though that the countries they want to go to won't accept them.

#5 | Posted by fishpaw

I have understood you aren't too bright for a long time but my god you are dumb. You have one weird view of the people leaving and Europe. Most of the people leaving are the people ADVANCING the United States through science and research. One reason alone is they need employment. Yes they are fleeing oppression as well which is a sad statement on where we are at.

Honestly, we have wanted to move to Europe for quite a while and may just do it now as well. The life style is far superior. They understand balance. I have an opportunity in IT Security I am exploring. I am meeting a friend this weekend who is trying to lure me to Canada as well. These companies know they can attract hard working folks with educations and drive like at no other time. Europe in particular is working to take on a global leadership role. Remember that Germany was the center for science and research prior to WWII. Those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.

#10 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-05-21 10:12 AM

Have fun over in Europe when you learn how much 1A really protected you.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger

1A? Really? Your GOP is doing everything they can to crush it along with pretty much everything other than 2A.

#11 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-05-21 10:13 AM

Just to further that, their are common sense restrictions on speech in place in parts of Europe because they don't want things like the Nazis again. As for religion, I have no issues anywhere in Europe and they go after religious grifters taking advantage of the weak minded which is a good thing.

#12 | Posted by GalaxiePete at 2025-05-21 10:16 AM

I can still hit a target at 500 yards.

So I guess should it come down to it then I will give my last breath for Managed Democracy.

When you are surrounded by the enemy and all is lost you charge into the fray and yell "For Democracy"!

Being surrounded by the enemy is the best. Because no matter which direction you shoot you can hit one.

Semper Fi

#13 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 11:00 AM

I'm in Europe now. They're doing a much better job of being Americans than MAGA. Come to Europe and feel the freedom.

#14 | Posted by Zed at 2025-05-21 11:42 AM

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#15 | Posted by SomebodyElse at 2025-05-21 11:54 AM

Come to Europe and feel the freedom.

#14 | POSTED BY ZED

Sounds like fun! I loved France and Germany. But The Netherlands were the best. But I haven't been able to visit them all yet so I hope will get to visit again someday.

But someone needs to stay here right now and defend our democracy from the Mad King and his Evil Jester, Elon.

And I don't want to miss the official grand opening of The Purge.

That's when I may get to put my new Sig 365 to good use.

Semper Fi

#16 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-21 11:56 AM

Have fun over in Europe when you learn how much 1A really protected you.

#7 | Posted by BellRinger

I thought 2A was supposed to prevent a fascist dictator from taking over the USA. What happened to all the patriots who needed an arsenal to defend our democracy?

#17 | Posted by SpeakSoftly at 2025-05-21 12:21 PM

Visiting the American cemeteries in Europe fills me with a renewed disgust for Trump/MAGA.

#18 | Posted by Zed at 2025-05-21 12:23 PM

Ths headline is what is going on over in Europe these days:

" UK Woman Given 31-Month Sentence for Online Rant About Migrants"

Does that feel like freedom to you, Zed?

#19 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 07:04 PM

Why wait? You have been gleefully threatening kill fellow Americans for years. That's Nazi.

#20 | Posted by visitor_ at 2025-05-21 09:07 PM

"You have been gleefully threatening kill fellow Americans for years. That's Nazi."

But Hang Mike Pence? Thats not Nazi!

#21 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 09:16 PM

" Visiting the American cemeteries in Europe fills me with a renewed disgust for Trump/MAGA.

#18 | POSTED BY ZED AT 2025-05-21 12:23 PM | REPLY"

Why? I'm guessing not a single grave over there was not filled post 2015. Certainly not due to military action in Europe.

#22 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 09:19 PM

"Visiting the American cemeteries in Europe fills me with a renewed disgust for Trump/MAGA."

"Why?"

Those men died fighting fascism.

It is a repudiation of what they gave their lives for that we elected a fascist to the White House.

This might be the absolute worst question you've ever asked, in terms of what it says about your character as an American.

#23 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-21 09:27 PM

When South Africans do it it's wrong for reason x,y and z, but when Americans do it it's right for reason x,y, and z...

Keep in mind too, the Americans are not facing official land confiscation and stadium-size chants of "kill them"

#24 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-05-21 09:31 PM

"This might be the absolute worst question you've ever asked, in terms of what it says about your character as an American."

Hey ... Give the guy a break.

He's trying to avoid a half-dozen subjects he used to SCREECH about, because Trump is doing the censorship, the Constitutional violations, the profligate deficit spending, the bribery/corruption, and the rights denials, all wide out in the open.

You don't want him to tarnish his partisan hack bona fides, do ya???

#25 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-05-21 09:47 PM

Danforth,

You really should stop assigning positions to me that i haven't taken.

#26 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-21 10:11 PM

We should devote serious efforts to see what can be done about sending MAGAts back to the Third Reich, instead of letting these goons recreate here.

#27 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-22 06:13 AM

We should devote serious efforts to see what can be done about sending MAGAts back to the Third Reich, instead of letting these goons recreate here.

#27 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-05-22 06:13 AM | Reply | Flag:
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Maybe the Democrat press will help you out after they finish their "we didn't report on Biden's cognitive decline because the WH covered it up" tour. That would be because of suckers like you Doc.

#28 | Posted by fishpaw at 2025-05-22 10:52 AM

Snoofy is a Nazi.

#29 | Posted by fortfisher at 2025-05-22 11:06 AM

Dude's record is skipping.

#30 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-22 11:08 AM

Does that feel like freedom to you, Zed?

#19 | Posted by BellRinger

Oh look, this idiot suddenly claims to be all about freedom again.

Meanwhile he loves the job Rubio is doing in sending migrants to third party country prisons without due process.

STFU idiot. You're an anti-American pile of s*&^ who wouldn't know freedom if it kicked you in your a*&.

#31 | Posted by jpw at 2025-05-22 11:25 AM

"we didn't report on Biden's cognitive decline because the WH covered it up"

When will we get the report on Trumpy's obvious cognitive decline that the whole world can clearly see?

"THEY ARE EATING THE PETS!!!"

Or will that be sealed for 50 years or until "sanitized" along with the Epstein files and the Kennedy assassination?

#32 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-22 11:48 AM

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