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I wonder how much further the situation in the US has to deteriorate until we stop referring to those moving to Europe as Expats and call them Refugees? This t
by eliaspro 4y ago
I wonder how much further the situation in the US has to deteriorate until we stop referring to those moving to Europe as Expats and call them Refugees?
This term seems to be reserved (with an often racist/classist connotation) for people from the global south.
- trh0awayman 4y agoI've found that it's the other way around, Europeans want to call Americans refugees because they themselves use it as an insult. If I started introducing myself as a refugee/migrant worker at my tech job, people would think I'm making some kind of sick joke.
- jhbadger 4y agoIt's been used whenever there were people moving out of real need rather than convenience or adventure. There was no question that Jews fleeing Europe in the 1930s/1940s were refugees even if they were white and upper class.
- yurishimo 4y agoOr immigrants! I moved to NL (but took a local job at a local salary) and I don't plan to go back to the US. Obviously life happens and I can't predict the future, but I would not be surprised if I am applying for citizenship after my children become adults.
- Symbiote 4y agoCheck whether it might make sense to apply before. I don't know the situation in the Netherlands, but it might simplify your children acquiring Dutch citizenship.