There is an American exceptionalism embedded in the idea that y'all think you can just pick up and leave and go wherever you want. It's cute you think you'd be welcomed. Americans aren't exactly popular in the world.
I will be straight up, considering the United States’ behavior towards refugees fleeing persecution, I’m not sure that Americans who try to do the same shouldn’t have their passports flagged and be asked to leave.
But ESPECIALLY if you try to flee to a country USA has interfered with.
It's a really strange position to be in considering emigrating. Spouse and I both have recent enough immigrant ancestors and careers such that we could leave, not easily or cheaply, but it's possible.
But even for us it's on the table as a near worst-case scenario.
But people talk about it like it's moving from Texas to New York - which is STILL something that costs thousands of dollars and upends your life.
It drives me up the wall that I have seriously considered what we do in case of dire emergency and people are like "Oh I'll just move to NZ. Easy."
And before someone comes after me for this - I wouldn't even be considering it at all if I didn't have young children who are disabled and are not Christian and are increasingly at risk in our society.
I'm 40 years old and white and apparently male. I can grumble my way thru this. They can't.
Start the process now. Even with parents who were born in the country you want to move to, it's a long, arduous process with more paperwork than seems possible. If you can, start applying for citizenship now based on your family history.
My husband met all the criterion for citizenship of the country we were then living in, we had all the documentation and it still took a long time and a lot of visits to various officials.
