"Since the Eisenhower administration, the U.S. hasn't collected comprehensive statistics on the number of citizens leaving. Yet data on residence permits, foreign home purchases, student enrollments and other metrics from more than 50 countries show that Americans are voting with their feet to an unprecedented degree. A millions-strong diaspora is studying, telecommuting and retiring overseas."
"In the cobblestoned streets of Lisbon, so many Americans are snapping up apartments that the newest arrivals complain they mostly hear their own language-not Portuguese. One of every 15 residents in Dublin's trendy Grand Canal Dock district was born in the U.S., according to realtors, higher than the percentage of Americans born in Ireland during the 19th-century influx following the Potato Famine."
"More than 100,000 young students are enrolled abroad for a more affordable university degree. In nursing homes mushrooming across the Mexican border, elderly Americans are turning up for low-cost care. On a conference call last month hosted by Expatsi, a relocation company, almost 400 Americans signed up to learn how to move to Albania."
The United States experienced negative net migration last year for the first time since the Great Depression, with American citizens leaving in unprecedented numbers. While the Trump administration attributes this to immigration restrictions and deportations, the primary driver is Americans themselves relocating abroad. Since the Eisenhower era, comprehensive emigration statistics have not been collected, but data from over 50 countries reveals millions of Americans are studying, working remotely, and retiring overseas. Major destinations include Lisbon, Dublin, Bali, Colombia, and Thailand, where American expatriates seek lower costs and improved living conditions. Young people pursue affordable university degrees abroad, elderly citizens access low-cost healthcare in Mexico, and remote workers are reshaping housing markets globally.
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