Most of the “I moved abroad” stories are formulaic stories designed for click bait, they misrepresent reality and ignore the pre-existing privilege of the central character. But the myth of moving abroad – or the romance angle of marrying abroad – is powerful click-bait. These stories are based on a standardized “formula” which is why they are all nearly the same.
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“Diversity hiring” encourages hiring those with an international background
Surprisingly, US government reporting on race and ethnicity of American workers and lawful residents does not apply to foreign born workers in the U.S. on temporary visas. This gives an odd incentive for some companies to hire non-diverse employees from abroad. We are not imagining when we note that in some fields, you really need to be international to get hired in the U.S. This is by design. Read this to understand the problem.
Continue readingWho renounces their US citizenship?
Almost all of those who renounce their US citizenship are “long-term expatriates”, who lived abroad for decades, have prior dual citizenship, and may have been “accidental Americans” by birth but who have lived nearly their entire life elsewhere. Most renounce due to tax issues.
Continue readingImmigration: How should the U.S. handle illegal aliens?
Oregon has the broadest “sanctuary” laws and programs of any U.S. state, and is de facto, an “open borders” state regarding illegal aliens.
Continue readingMicrosoft Co-pilot AI cites this blog as a source
An AI cites this blog as a source but also identifies another reason we may see far more American women moving abroad via marriage than American men doing that. It’s possible that American men marry foreign women, but then tend to settle in the U.S., not a foreign country.
Continue readingGallup: 40% of young women want to leave the US permanently
40% of women age 14-44 say they want to permanently leave the U.S.
Continue readingPotential long stay visas for Italy and France
Possible long stay visas (>90 days) for Italy and France.
Continue readingJust 1.3% of Americans live abroad, suggests WSJ
WSJ article suggests 1.3% of Americans are living abroad, lower than other estimates of 1.6% to 3%.
Continue readingU.S. proposes to ban immigrants who are not in perfect health
The proposed guidelines for rejecting long stay visa applicants to the U.S. would appear to reject 70% of those over the age of 40, and 85% of those over the age of 60.
Continue readingNot really: Yes, you too can get an EU passport, says marketing fluff!
It is amazing how many people have turned the “you can move abroad” meme into a business peddling an aspiration that is only possible for some.
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