My in-laws survived life in a communist country that would have resulted in imprisonment if anyone found out his true identity. He prepared when the communists

My in-laws survived life in a communist country that would have resulted in imprisonment if anyone found out his true identity. He prepared when the communists were taking over by getting fake identity papers. Learned a new skill to earn a living in the cash economy. Moved several times. Eventually got rescued by an American immigration program accepting those who worked for American contractors. If America becomes a failed state I really don’t know where to turn.