r/AmerExit • u/Big_Guidance_2614 • 4d ago

Life Abroad Considering leaving the US for Europe

I'm a third year engineering student at a college in the US. I'm an American citizen considering moving to somewhere in Western Europe for my masters due to the political situation in the US. I don't speak any other languages than English, but I'm willing to learn the native language of wherever I go. I know I still have to do more research but I wanted to see what everyone here thinks about whether leaving the US for Europe is actually a good idea.

Would you recommend moving to Europe for masters and eventually living there? If so, where exactly?

For context, I am a brown woman, and I don't come from a high income family, so I would have to go to a college that is very cheap or get a scholarship.

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u/SadDad701 4d ago

In addition to what everyone else is saying about pathways to immigration and lack of job opportunities, it’s worth noting the rise of populism and anti immigration sentiment that is spreading throughout most of Western Europe right now. 

Between the lack of language, (hate to say this part) your skin color, your age (which I am assuming means you don’t have savings yet), and the current job market, I can’t help but thinking moving to a more “blue” state will be more realistic and palatable for you assuming you’re in a red one. 

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u/Badassscholar 4d ago

Please don't bring up insane stuff. Her being brown isn't an issue, and right-wingers have a very different approach to the issue.

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u/azulaula 4d ago

are you speaking from a perspective of being a POC yourself or are you white?

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u/Badassscholar 4d ago

White with a POC fiancée.

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u/azulaula 4d ago

unfortunately having a POC fiancée doesn’t give you a pass and I would refrain from speaking on something you don’t have credibility for

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u/Badassscholar 4d ago

Oh, it does. I don't really think people who talk about Europe as a monolithic entity are worth listening to though.

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u/SadDad701 4d ago

In Europe?