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This is a phenomenon that can only apply to people with money and usually connections to other countries. Most people are fucking stuck here. However, you will

This is a phenomenon that can only apply to people with money and usually connections to other countries. Most people are fucking stuck here. However, you will see brain drain.

WillPostForFood 2y ago
The Guardian reported that Canadian police apprehended more than a dozen people from Venezuela, the Middle East, and Africa trying to cross the border in dangerously cold temperatures without proper clothing, as the Trump administration revoked humanitarian parole for Venezuelans, Haitians, and others You don't have to be rich to leave.
- pphysch 2y ago
  With any semblance of security, you do.
- tehjoker 2y ago
  Point taken, but these are people, particularly Venezuela and the Middle East, living in countries the U.S. has intentionally attempted to economically destroy or in some cases bomb the living shit out of.
toomuchtodo 2y ago
This is not entirely accurate (although sufficient wealth, income or ancestry to obtain residency is easier). If you have skills, you can also expat, as many countries have job boards to help folks who intend to immigrant for work. A list of links to these job boards can be found in my comment here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42943292 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42943292.
Freedom2 2y ago
It's a bit humorous to see so many Americans simply say with hubris "yeah I'm moving to Europe / Asia / NZ / Australia" as if those countries don't have their own immigration requirements and laws.