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I've never understood what's wrong with voting with your feet. Reminds me of how the people most dissatisfied with their jobs stay the longest

• ancarda 9y ago
  Sometimes you can't. More than anything else I wish I could just get on a plane and move to America but I can't because I'm not eligible for any visas. My company tried to relocate me and the immigration lawyer we hired basically said "can't happen, sorry". I did lots of research and I'm nowhere close to ticking enough boxes to do it. I'm currently trying to apply to University, with no idea how I'll afford it, to do a degree so I'll be more eligible for a visa and will tick more boxes in a few years. It's why "just leave" or "just vote with your wallet" is terrible advice.
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  • mejin 9y ago
    So you can't go to America. There are probably other decent countries that will accept you. You can start a business in Hungry for 5000 eur and get permanent residency. The question is, is your current place of residence better than any other place that will accept you? If so, where you are probably isn't that bad. If not, you can vote with your feet. Yes, it may be annoying that America won't accept you, but that doesn't mean you don't have any options.
    • ancarda 9y ago
      I appreciate your answer. Thinking about it, I realize this may not the best example to give to why "just leave" doesn't work. You might have an attachment to the culture and few, if any, other countries can tick the same boxes. For me, there's both push and pull factors so while I could go to another country (e.g. I have family in Australia), and it may help a bit, it wouldn't be what I'm looking for. There's aspects of US culture I struggle to find elsewhere.