"'Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!' cries she / With silent lips. 'Give me your tired, your poor, / Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, / The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. / Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!' These lines from Emma Lazarus's 1883 poem once symbolized America's role as a global beacon for immigrants seeking hope and new beginnings."
"In 2025, the U.S. experienced definitive negative net migration for the first time since the Great Depression, with an estimated loss of about 150,000 people, according to Brookings calculations reported on by the Wall Street Journal. The analysis found a 'millions-strong' American diaspora increasingly choosing to study, telecommute, and retire overseas, drawn by cheaper health care, safer streets, and walkable cities where their U.S. salaries go further."
"George Clooney has been unusually blunt about what the move represents: a bet that his children would have a 'much better life' in a country where fame matters less, privacy laws are stronger, and childhood can be more ordinary than it would be in Los Angeles."
Emma Lazarus's 1883 poem 'The New Colossus' symbolized America's historical role as a beacon for immigrants seeking opportunity and freedom. However, this dynamic has reversed in the 2020s as Americans themselves are emigrating in significant numbers. In 2025, the U.S. experienced negative net migration for the first time since the Great Depression, losing approximately 150,000 people. High-profile figures like George Clooney have relocated to Europe, citing better quality of life, stronger privacy protections, and more affordable living. The American diaspora is increasingly choosing to study, work remotely, and retire overseas, attracted by cheaper healthcare, safer communities, and walkable cities where American salaries provide greater purchasing power.
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