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Three prominent Yale professors depart for Canadian university, citing Trump fears
(yaledailynews.com)
this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2025
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Must be nice to have the means to flee.
I said the intellectuals, aka scientist are always the first to flee from fascist states, because they know better. Also professors are shortages in some universities thats not the USA, USA is too bloated from the university standpoint in terms faculty, even to the point phds.cant get permanjobs
I'm not a professor but I would've fled 8-9 years ago if any of my preferred destination countries would have me. -The thing is, those countries have to want you. It's a lot easier to flee or migrate when you have a PhD, youth, a personal business, and/or lots of money.
This is all-too often overlooked. Despite everything going on, being from the US citizen is not enough to qualify as an asylum seeker.
Which leaves only worker visas and greencards, which are not easy to get of you lack whatever qualifications your destination country seeks.
9 years is a good chunk of time to prepare for the movement. Countries that people want to move to always have a place for a professional, and you can become a professional in just about anything im 9 years, if you put your mind to it
As another "not dealing with this shit" (non-American) expat, yes, yes it is.