You're not wrong. I'd say the biggest difference is that the oppression is now more overt and intense.

I mean, wasn't the old time reasons for coming mostly about "money"?

I feel like we tend to sorta play up the migrations from the past. I'm sure, especially earlier in history, there were more people looking for some type of freedom, but lots of people migrated for "opportunity".

You never heard the story of the salt of the earth computer programmer who came to Ellis Island with nothing but a github portfolio and a dream?

its because they can flee if things get bad, indians are likely wanted in other countries as well so its little loss. Its just the high income that draws them here. indians that are migrating that arnt coming from money or not in tech might have more problems.

That number is completely meaningless, as it does not include cost of living. Especially health insurance and lack thereof

9600 last year, so less than 1 in every 30000.

it is better for my partner if I get my EU citizenship through Ireland then get married than to get married before citizenship?

That's my understanding. Are you doing it through the grandparents rule?

I was going to work on getting my Irish citizenship, though the thought of many American going there makes Ireland less attractive.

I wouldn't worry about it. There aren't any noticeable number here tbh and any I've come across who have moved here are sound.

Good call, I know an immigration lawyer. I might reach out to him, but I think he mostly deals with deportation stuff domestically, but he might know a bit or at least be able to put me in touch with someone who does.

That is a move. I'd imagine they probably thought about that though

Ha! I'm not a 'big time' stunt guy I got into it a few years ago!

I literally was acting in a small movie playing ice hockey, and the stunt coordinator was like 'you actually played right?' "Yeah man I played in college" 'Oh cool can I have you take a few big hits?'

I was like hell yeah lets do it, and he showed me how we could pretend to do big hits instead of actually doing them, and then he was like 'hey you're pretty good at this you should do stunts!' so, I linked up with some stunt people and started learning to do fights and how to fall and all that fun stuff.

Now, I'm 'in the wings' of one of the bigger action companies (you've definitely seen their movies), so I'm waiting for the call up to get to do their pictures!

That’s when all the Americans try to go to Australia.

Nobody wants to be associated with Boomer-anything....

True, it's the educated that leave. People who have traveled outside the country.

Two ways you get to leave this country “easily”:

1. unattached with little to lose. Go work abroad and establish residency. Cost of the plane ticket to get there.

2. lots of money. Buy a golden visa.

For the rest of us it’s a major undertaking with lots of sacrifice, upheaval, risk, and difficulty.

(Yes, this is a simplification and there are exceptions, but for the most part this is true)

americans that vote for any side of their uniparty are shitty americans.
The fact they don't understand that is more proof they need to build that wall.