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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

at least currently these countries are mostly looking for PHDs, MDs in specialities, some engineers, but degrees in stem lower than that isnt encouraged at all. because they know there will be a job waiting the moment they set foot in those countries, but its unwise for someone with a undergraduate/MS since you would have to do much more.

i knew a white guy in my CC that "expatriated" to mexico after my semester with him in a stem class this was a long time ago, kinda wierd he even bother going to school in the CC anyways in the USA, he was gone the next semester.

[–] Ileftreddit@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

I’ve lived in NYC for 20 years, I’d only give it up for Barcelona

[–] match@pawb.social 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

the country i was to go to is the imagined America of our ancestors like Langston Hughes, the land of equality and opportunity and liberation and diversity, full of immigrants working for their own and their shared futures

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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 4 points 4 days ago

I moved to Japan back in 2015. If I had it to do over, I might do Finland or Norway.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (6 children)

Anywhere cold, with decent social services, good shipping, and people that leave me alone on the whole.

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[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

When America sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing those problems with them. They’re bringing drugs, they’re bringing crime, they’re rapists, and some, I assume, are good people.

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7764650-when-mexico-sends-its-people-they-re-not-sending-their-best

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[–] duckworthy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

I’m taking Spanish right now, both to better support immigrants in my community and to possibly move to Oaxaca Mexico if necessary. I plan to visit a few more times in the next year or so, just to figure out things just in case. I don’t feel like it’s the time to leave yet - I have a pretty good intuitive sense for disasters.

I LEANfired at 44 so I can’t really go somewhere that requires a work visa, and I’m not rich enough for a golden ticket in many places.

France is actually a possibility because I’m fluent, I lived there briefly- but I prefer the art and culture in Mexico, and generally people are easier to get to know.

I’m also visiting my friends off grid in Montana, and may discuss with them rolling my tiny house up there someday. I know there’s a lot of crazy people up there but where they are is a bit away from that.

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (5 children)

Portugal, though I doubt they want Americans any more.

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[–] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

I'm Canadian. I don't mind accepting American refugees as long as we also learn to accept refugees from other countries and value them all equally, but our current government isn't doing that.

[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 days ago

My grandfather was Finnish, so that seems like a natural choice, but I would probably say Uruguay because it seems like a nice relatively affordable place and I could improve my (terrible) Spanish (i don't speak any Finnish).

[–] Fletcher@lemmy.today 11 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I'm thinking either Finland or Norway. But the only way I could ever emigrate to either of those countries would be as an asylum seeker. I don't make enough money, nor do I have any skills they want. I've got plenty of skills...just not any that are in 'high demand'.

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[–] Sequentialsilence@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

If I wasn’t locked into this contract with my house I would be applying for work programs in New Zealand on my way to citizenship. When Trump was elected, the first thought that went through my head was, I don’t like winter, so Canada and the Nordics are out. Europe is 0-2 for getting destroyed in World Wars and WW3 is heating up. Africa has its own problems right now, as does South America, and regardless of where you go in Asia it’s not looking good for WW3. So options were Central America or Oceania. I know passable amounts of Spanish, and lived in Central America for a while and I would definitely be OK going back. But if I’m going to move somewhere might as well be somewhere new.

[–] Underwaterbob@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Korea is facing a huge population crisis in the not-so-distant future. They already have ties to the U.S., too.

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