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[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Given the rampant racism in US, I'm expecting they'll continue to encourage them to leave actually.

[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If the choice is having them help your "enemy" or subjecting them to personal trauma, which do you think they'll choose?

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 10 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

I mean this is why scientists are fleeing the US right now.

[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Are they though? I haven't seen many stories about it but would entirely expect this to be the case. Especially because many are suddenly unemployed.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)
[–] StoneyPicton@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That covers some Chinese departures over a period prior to trumps policies but there are a lot more nationalities to cover and more recently I would expect the number to increase substantially. Thanks for the info though. I'm sure there's more movement to come.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 hours ago

I agree, and at the same time I imagine that the US is becoming less attractive to educated people which stems the flow of new talent into the country.