How do celebrities get a residency visa to move abroad? The media ALWAYS leaves this detail out – and most such migrants have special privileges you probably do not have.
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I asked AI about the bias in “I moved abroad” stories
I asked an AI about the “I moved abroad” stories in the media – “most Americans who permanently move abroad do so through marriage or ancestry-based privilege, and the media genre you analyzed tends to overrepresent accessible narratives while underplaying legal complexity.”
Continue readingOnly 1-2% of Americans live abroad
A new estimate is that about 1.6% of Americans (not in the military) are living abroad. Other estimates seem to coalesce around 1-2% of the population. This is less than prior estimates of 2-3%
Continue readingChange in percent migrant population by country
The U.S. hit an estimated 15.8% in January 2025.
Continue readingDoomerism: Americans should move to New Zealand
More doomerism – the US is a terrible place so you should move to NZ, except most people in the U.S. cannot actually do that.
Continue reading42% of those in the US are either foreign born or child of foreign born person
That’s wild: As of 2025, it is estimated that 42% of the US population is either an immigrant or the child of an immigrant
Continue readingAnother celebrity “leaves” the U.S.
Another celebrity leaves the U.S., to work abroad and bashes the U.S.
Continue reading“New report reveals 2025 expat numbers”
Not very many.
Continue readingBased on no data, “Americans retiring abroad”
Media says everyone is looking to retire abroad – ‘cuz Trump – and sources this to consultants who make their money by advising people on how to move abroad. In reality, close to zero percent of Americans retire abroad.
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