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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was reading this thread because I feared all of this is really happening. I was reading it hoping that there would be a few replies saying we are over reacting and it’s not going to happen here in the U.S. I cannot believe this is where we are as a country, I cannot stop thinking about what life is going to be like in the coming years. I am scared for my children. I don’t know where to go or how to get my husband on board with the possibility of leaving.[/quote]

the problem for most americans is, there is no where to go without literally going over the MX or CA borders illegally. Ironic, no?[/quote]

There is a kind of sick irony that so many Americans are now becoming acquainted with what it feels like to watch your home fall into dangerous disarray, only to find yourself unwanted and unwelcome in the rest of the world. That even if you do make it out, you'll never be anything more than an "immigrant," othered and second-class.

We had something unique and special here. Not perfect by any means, but special. And we threw it away because we forgot that immigrants are what made this country everything it has ever been.[/quote]

The thought of leaving everything behind — my home, career, social network, etc. to start over somewhere new feels so daunting. And I have financial resources and a higher education, so I have more than most to help land on my feet.

I also think about the fact that many immigrants who were white collar professionals in their home country end up taking on hourly wage jobs in the U.S. to make ends meet. And they may have to expend a lot of their money just to get here. Moving to a new country can actually mean initially decreasing your lifestyle in the hopes of a better future.

Just the mental exercise of thinking about it all, how would I increase liquid assets? What would I bring? Where would I go that would accept my family? Would my kids have to attend school in an unknown language? Would they be accepted by peers and be able to make a future for themselves? Could we find a community of other Americans to give us some anchor to home?

I’ve always felt empathy for immigrants, but going through the mental exercise and worrying about things here in the U.S. getting worse gives me a new level of respect for everything they go through (and I also have immense empathy for those who cannot leave their circumstances or who try to hang on in their home countries). And as a parent I can relate to their desire to do whatever they can to give their kids a better life. I don’t know how anyone can judge that and think people should be shoved around like hardened criminals because of it.[/quote]

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