As more people want to move abroad following President-elect Donald Trump's victory, The Washington Post has released a guide for Americans looking to move to a new country.
Posted article On Monday, Expatsi, a company that helps Americans move abroad, reported a month's worth of website traffic in the first hours after the presidential election. The company's founder, Jen Barnett, also told the newspaper that the company has seen “months' worth of sales” in recent days.
The report warns readers that “relocating abroad completely can be complex and expensive,” and provides background on the immigration process in popular destinations such as Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. provided.
While the article included an explanation of each country's immigration procedures, it also detailed each country's “political views'' and “medical'' standards.
Immigration-related websites saw a significant increase in traffic after President-elect Donald Trump won the election. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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“Britain voted for Labor this summer, ushering in the first centre-left government in 14 years. The Conservative Party, now in opposition, has moved even further to the right and is a brash Trump ally. “Nigel Farage is leading a new anti-immigration party and has enormous political influence,” the Washington Post reported. “The vast majority of people in the UK rely on the publicly funded health care system. You will be required to pay the amount that may apply.”
The article touched on how Ireland, Canada and Australia were currently run by “centre-left” or “social liberal” leaders, but warned readers about New Zealand's shift to the right.
The Washington Post published a guide to immigration to five countries in response to the election. (St. Petersburg)
“Until last year, some American liberals viewed New Zealand as a distant utopia, especially given then-Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's centre-left policies. New Zealand has moved to the right and is now Led by the most conservative government in a decade, many Americans are leaning toward “gun control efforts and environmental protections going backwards,” the Post reported.
Last week's Los Angeles Times report also highlighted the growing number of Americans, especially Californians, who are “fed up” with the divisive state of American politics and are planning to move abroad. While the desire to emigrate is a common threat among liberal celebrities, experts report that even conservatives also desire to emigrate.
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Both liberals and conservatives are reportedly planning to move abroad because of their acrimonious politics. (AP Photo/Dita Alankara, File)
“Anecdotally, I've heard more and more people talk about the divisions within the country, and not just about the Trump administration,” said Amanda Klekowski von Koppenfels, an immigration scholar at the University of Kent in Brussels. He told the Los Angeles Times.
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FOX News' Kristin Parks contributed to this report.
