Hah hah: Moving to another country because of politics? More Americans weigh it (usatoday.com)
Nearly zero percent will actually move abroad, because they cannot do so. The first anecdotal story is of a couple, with money, who’ve bought their way into citizenship in Antigua and Barbados – because they suffer anxiety mental illness over politics. Another anecdotal story is a guy who is moving to South Africa – as his wife is, in fact, from South Africa and a citizen there.
Every person quoted says they have or will leave the U.S. because of conservative political views and Trump. The story is a political hit piece pretending to be about Americans moving abroad. Every example for moving is because democracy sometimes elects a leader with differing views.
Reminder – just 2% of American live abroad at any point in time and about 1% of Americans retire abroad, with up to half of those already having prior dual citizenship, or right of ancestry residency/citizenship options, or close family living in the destination country.
Based on data and stories here is what you need to emigrate
- Have a pre-existing dual citizenship
- Have a right of descent ancestry that entitles you to residency or citizenship in another country
- Be an attractive young woman (90% of the marriage category) and marry a foreigner; marriage is the single largest category of those who move abroad, based on a review of about 400 media stories published from mid 2023 to summer of 2025.
- Be young and have the right work skills (typically STEM or health care)
- Be wealthy and buy an investment residency visa in another country.
If you are not on that list, you can’t move to most countries.