How to Leave the U.S.A.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/12/15/how-to-leave-the-usa
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How to Leave the U.S.A.

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian reports on the desire of some U.S. citizens to emigrate in the wake of President Trump's reëlection, and joins an introductory tour of the Netherlands led by G.T.F.O. Tours, a relocation company founded by two Netherlands-based Americans.

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a lot of mixed feelings on this one.

but one of them is a sense of understanding and compassion.

the other is a reflection on the value of sticking around (either by choice or lack of one) and working to make it better, even if only to keep hope alive.

the part about never fully being able to leave your past (and your country) was so sobering

Published

2025

Summary

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian reports on the desire of some U.S. citizens to emigrate in the wake of President Trump's reëlection, and joins an introductory tour of the Netherlands led by G.T.F.O. Tours, a relocation company founded by two Netherlands-based Americans.

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