Ex-pats!!! How can I move out of this country without being wealthy?

[Fawke Em]

I'll happily work a job outside my chosen field if I could just move out of here.

I live in the South. If Wisconsin went this way, then woe is far on me.

Can I only move to a real country if I have a job? Is there any way to claim asylum? I'm actually serious about that.

[shcrane71]

1. Me too... do tell.

Been wanting to emigrate for awhile.

[Fawke Em]

3. I'll take a grueling factory job because I know that I'll

still have healthcare and public education for my kids.

I'm only 42, which is apparently "old" now.

[shcrane71]

8. Oh hell... I'll work in an unconditioned laundry for

a place with single payer, public education, and a useable mass transit system.

Sign me up. I bet in other countries they rebuild their cities that have been wiped out by floods. Not here.

[Mr.Turnip]

2. How about you try and better the country instead of running away.

Don't ever surrender to despair and apathy no matter how bad things look you fight to the very goddamn end.

And don't insult the less developed world by saying "How do I move to a REAL country".

[Fawke Em]

5. I have kids.

Citizens United is the end.

I don't want my kids to grow up here.

[Mr.Turnip]

10. You'll almost inevitablely be disappointed wherever the hell you run too.

Places tend to look better looking in than they are once you actually live there.

Especially for the types of people who focus on the negative to the point where they feel to need to abandon things.

[Fawke Em]

13. Not considering I've actually BEEN to some other countries, no.

And, I want to abandon something that isn't working.

If my marriage was like the United States, currently, with a shitload of stupidity, lying, cheating and blaming, I would abandon that.

The only people I would not abandon are my kids, but I put them here, so that's entirely my responsibility. I didn't, personally, build this country. I certainly didn't funny money up to the rich.

I'm only abandoning a place - that I don't like and that, apparently, doesn't like me. I don't think this country gives a flying flip if I leave it... if only I could.

[Mr.Turnip]

16. Iv been to other countries too.

And I make no claim to truly know them, you don't really know a place till you've lived there for a significant amount of time.

[cthulu2016]

6. Perhaps the OP is not immortal.

Perhaps the OP wishes a better life for him or herself, as he or she envisions it.

[Art_from_Ark]

4. The easiest way is to marry someone from another country.

The second easiest way is to study in another country and establish prospects with local employers during your study period (although that might require a bit of money if you don't have a grant or scholarship).

[Fawke Em]

9. I'm already married.

My husband was born in South Africa, but renounced that citizenship at 18.

I'm distantly Irish.

Hell, my direct family settled this damn country (John Browning in Jamestown, VA) and I want to go back "home." Ugh.

This experiment has now failed.

[Art_from_Ark]

12. OK, the 3rd easiest way is to possess a skill that is needed in another country

[Fawke Em]

14. Yeah... I don't have that, either.

Sigh.

What are other countries looking for....

Or, should I say, "For what are other countries looking?"

[Art_from_Ark]

18. Ok, here's something you might want to look into:

Everything you'd want to know about immigrating to New Zealand

http://www.enz.org/

[Fawke Em]

19. My former boss is from there.

I can deal with that.

Thanks!

[Lifelong Protester]

7. Well, Fawke Em, I'm replying

only to see if folks have some ideas. I'm about ready to toss in the towel, too. I can't believe I am surrounded by that much ignorance (that ignorance makes me want to get out. I am not sure we can 'cure' that.)

[Fawke Em]

11. It's not so much a "cure."

We came into Europe to rid the world of fascism. Who's going to come to rescue us? Particularly since we've long since blown that goodwill.

[MrSlayer]

15. Yep, this country is done.

It's been done for a long time. I've been looking at leaving for quite some time, not easy to do. I want to go to Norway.

[Mr.Turnip]

17. O right, because Europe is such a Paradise!

It's certainly not on the verge of collapse with an economic situation even worse than others outside of less income inequality, nope nope nope!

I mean my god if your going to move to move because of all of Americas problems at least move to Canada or Australia or some place that doesn't have just as many problems with no solution in sight.

[Fawke Em]

21. Norway is not in trouble.

My first preference would be Ireland; however, I'm not so stupid to jump from near austerity to real austerity.

Plus... I don't eat pork.

[MrSlayer]

22. Norway is fine.

I didnt say I wanted to go to Greece.

[flamingdem]

20. Denmark sounds okay

Don't know about jobs though