The cost of health care and rent, as well as a chaotic political system, has these children of immigrants leaving the American dream behind to live elsewhere.
  • rbn@sopuli.xyz
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    10 months ago

    Do you have a source that those people leaving are the ones that didn’t vote? I would guess that people who consider a measure as drastic as leaving your home country, would vote above average.

    Furthermore, I would expect that mainly well-educated people are leaving the US, simply because it’s much easier to get a work permit elsewhere. And high education typically also correlates with higher participation in elections.

    I didn’t have much time right now to a deeper research on these stand points. So if I’m wrong, I’d highly appreciate any sources.

    • AwesomeLowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      4·
      10 months ago

      Direct quote from the article:

      “That being said, I am happy to give up my right to vote as a trade for a significantly better quality of life. It’s cleaner, it’s safer. There’s more opportunity in mobility,” she said.

      “There’s no one on this planet who could be that bad of a person that we need to assassinate just to keep them out of the presidency,” Christian said. “How radical the American culture and society is getting in its entirety is making me go, ‘I really need to get out of here.’”

      Christian and Salah said they won’t be voting, and Do said she is still learning about the process for voting abroad right now.

      “I think American politics is a joke,” Salah said. “I think we’re seeing that no matter which party is in power, no matter which face it is, it’s kind of the same system.”