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 readingTraveler characteristics by age group
Interesting data on travel by “generation”. Gen Z travels much more than older generations, despite saying they have no money. (Reminder – Gen Z is age 13-28, with an average age of 21 in 2025 and generalizations about the group are often a bit odd, spanning 13 to 28.)
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 readingThose who share luxury travel experiences on social media viewed more positively
Sharing luxury travel experiences on social media leads to positive thoughts about the person and may provide job benefits.
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 readingThe importance of international experience – another example
Grew up in Brazil, pursued a career in ballet, lived in Europe, then switched gears and went to MIT to earn a degree in computer science. Says this illustrates the importance of a sports background, but doesn’t mention it helps to come from money too 🙂
Continue readingBy design: Hawaii prefers rich visitors
… and has largely priced itself away from the common people. This is by design as they want fewer travelers who spend more money.
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.
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