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    Liberal Americans consider moving to UK after Trump win, lawyers say

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    1. Fred_Blogs on

      This seems to pop up after every American election, but in reality there never is any mass exodus. And I definitely wouldn’t recommend moving here even if they did feel the need to jump ship.

    2. MDFHASDIED on

      I’d really rather they didn’t. Liberal Americans are just as insane as the right wing Americans.

    3. crabdashing on

      Liberal Americans have probably not realized how hard it is to actually move between countries.

      (I say this as a UK citizen living in the US currently – even for me it’s going to be a big jump returning)

    5. AdditionalThinking on

      If that project 2025 turns out as bad as promised we’re going to see an influx of leftists, ethnic minorities, academics, and LGBT Americans.

      Our academic freedoms, abortion rights, and gay marriage laws in particular are going to become very special.

    6. lookatmeman on

      I wouldn’t. Unless you have the money, don’t need to work and can buy somewhere nice in an area of outstanding natural beauty (we have a lot of these in fairness). Life has got progressively worse since the 90’s and I wish I emigrated when I had the chance. We are just a collection of broken, declining cities all looking the same with an interesting mega city bolted on. Besides in a few years time we will have our own mini Trump thing going on.

    7. DarthPlagueisThaWise on

      Most of the people that want to move have no ability to gain a long term visa for any other country. They’re not wealthy and they’re not skilled. Worse than that many have never even left the USA.

      It’s all talk and no action.

    8. GrayAceGoose on

      > Those considering emigration to the UK tended to be mobile, wealthy individuals in tech, law and the arts, the lawyers said.

      Welcome in!

    9. teachbirds2fly on

      Get ready for an insane, costly and harsh visa system and to get paid 30% of what you used to! 

    10. DataExternal4451 on

      Please don’t come, Americans are annoying af, a lot of them have main character syndrome and are entitled

    11. Pharaoooooh on

      This thread proves that this sub is incredibly self loathing. Sure the UK has gone downhill in the last decade and our wages are shit and our houses are small, but compared to the shit show happening in the US it’s a relative paradise. Any Americans thinking of moving over are not going to end up in Scunthorpe but in Zone 1 -2 London, its suburbs or maybe Oxford/Cambridge/Manchester/ Edinburgh. 

      We should be taking this opportunity to encourage any wealthy Americans to move here – we certainly could do with the extra cash flow. 

      Any Americans reading this need to understand that a lot of people in this sub would find a way to unfavourably compare the UK to Burkina Faso given the chance 

    13. Inglorious555 on

      They say that now but if they did come over here they’d be disappointed with the way things are here too, plus will likely be more depressed because of our weather and constant grey

    14. Hot_Chocolate92 on

      Good luck finding a job here. Especially a job that will pay anything near what you’re used to even with cost of living taken into account.

    19. CityCentre13 on

      Have met a few at Birmingham Airport. They were making trips to Brum/Midlands to move to our fair shores.

    20. ghghghghghv on

      Well I’m considering moving to Europe to get away from the UK so if anyone wants to buy my house….

    21. Dusty2470 on

      Yeah…..here’s the thing. Moving to a different country is INCREDIBLY difficult. They think that they’ll just automatically turn up and be granted residency. Not happening.

    22. ConnectPreference166 on

      Good luck to them. The way Elon going we’ll be the same as America in a few months.

    24. challengeaccepted9 on

      Every vote that doesn’t go their way, every election that doesn’t go their way, every time a fucking politician looks at someone funny on TV, there is a subset of dipshits from the left AND right who bravely declare they’re going to leave their home country behind and move to somewhere SANE.

      Never fucking do.

      Wake me up if there’s any significant numbers of these fuckers given visas or actually moving here. Otherwise this is a complete non-story.

    27. VaudevilleVillain on

      “What do you mean my salary will be £35k a year? I was earning $220k for the same role in the US”

      – Liberal Americans once they move to the UK

    28. andymaclean19 on

      So we give them all the selfish wealth hoarders who don’t want to pay tax and perhaps some nutters who want the right to rage about any made up thing they like with no consequences. In exchange we get their liberal (and lets face it probably well educated and generally nice) people to work hard and improve Britain for all of us. Sounds like a fair trade, I’m in!

    29. Kindly-Ad-8573 on

      Dinghies to the left of me , Mega Yachts to the right here I am stuck in the middle with yous.

    30. TheSmokingHorse on

      Liberals in America don’t know what’s good for them. They lost the election because they didn’t go out and vote. Now they want to flee the country. Idiotic. How about stay in the country and just actually vote in the next election to prevent insane populist Republican candidates from taking control of the country?

    31. MasterOogwayB207 on

      This is a nothing burger that always pops up, I consider moving abroad all the time but don’t post it on twitter because the tabloids will write an article about it.

    32. Nerreize on

      It won’t happen.

      I have a friend in DC who was considering the same thing until she saw how low the salaries are over here. 99.9% of people will come to the same conclusion after about 5 minutes of research.

    33. DaveN202 on

      I have considered starting an orphanage, a zoo and a recording setting company. Haven’t done any of them. Most (apart from about 10-20) of these people will stay where they are in the states.

    36. birdinthebush74 on

      Drs are moving from red states because of the abortion bans, due to the increased maternal deaths and suicides due to the bans.

      If Trump manages a near total federal ban by implementing the Comstock Act, can we attract those Drs to the UK? .

      Similar with scientist if RFK bans vaccine research

    38. AwkwardWaltz3996 on

      Won’t happen but it would be funny to see Liberal Americans realise how right wing they are when outside of America

    40. Rocky-bar on

      Pointless! they’ll get the legal side sorted out, emigrate, get settled down, just in time for the next Tory/Reform government? Just as the USA elects the next Democrat!

    42. Vegetable-Tomorrow90 on

      It’s interesting how the idea of a mass exodus often surfaces after elections, yet it rarely materializes in reality. It sounds like you have some strong feelings about the situation. The complexities of moving to a new country can be daunting, and it’s understandable to have reservations about recommending such a move. What specific concerns do you have about this?

    43. khshsmjc1996 on

      First, it’s difficult to move countries because of the visa situation. Not just the UK.
      Second, from my experience, liberal Americans can be just as polarised and nasty as Trump supporters.
      Third, the UK isn’t in the best economic situation. There’s cultural clash too.

    44. Stachdragon on

      As a gay, brown, American I would move to the UK in a Heartbeat. I’m a graphic designer and film director if anyone wants to hire me…

    45. Taken_Abroad_Book on

      Last time they all said they were moving to Canada, then learned that Canada has fairly high entry requirements and unemployed, unskilled people can’t get residency without money to support themselves.