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underpants

(182,279 posts)
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:38 PM Jan 2018

There are about 8,000,000 Americans living abroad

In case you start hearing "No one leaves the USA!" in reply to Trumpskull's racist and disrespectful "shithole" comment.

Lots of reasons - career, education, adventure, familial, etc.


Wikipedia yes but it gives a good round (reasonable)number

Total population
8,000,000[1]
Regions with significant populations
Mexico 738,100–1,000,000[2][3]
Canada 316,350–1,000,000[4][5]
Germany 324,000[6]
Philippines 220,000–600,000[7][8]
Israel 200,000[9][10]
United Kingdom 139,000–197,143[11][12]
Puerto Rico 189,000[13]
Costa Rica 130,000[14]
South Korea 120,000–158,000[15]
France 100,000[16]
China 71,493[17]
Brazil 70,000[18]
Colombia 60,000[19]
Hong Kong 60,000[20]
India 60,000[21]
Australia 56,276[22]
Pakistan 52,486[23]
Japan 51,321[24]
Italy 50,000[25]
United Arab Emirates 50,000[26]
Haiti 45,000[27]
Saudi Arabia 40,000[28]
Argentina 37,000[29]
Norway 33,509[30]
Bahamas 30,000[31]
Russia 30,000[32]
Lebanon 25,000[33]
Panama 25,000[34]
El Salvador 19,000[35]
New Zealand 17,751[36]
Honduras 15,000[37]
Chile 12,000[38]
Taiwan 10,645[39]
Austria 10,175[40]
Bermuda 8,000[41]
Kuwait 8,000[42]
Guatemala 6,345[43]
Nicaragua 4,000[44]
Cuba 2,000–3,000[45]
Monaco 430[46]
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_diaspora

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There are about 8,000,000 Americans living abroad (Original Post) underpants Jan 2018 OP
Point of order: Aristus Jan 2018 #1
Correct underpants Jan 2018 #3
they may have dual citizenship though AlexSFCA Jan 2018 #2
Some of those people are probably dual citizens LeftInTX Jan 2018 #4
*raises hand* I'm one of those eight million! Spider Jerusalem Jan 2018 #5
My daughter lives abroad..... CatMor Jan 2018 #6
That 8 million needs to vote....... Historic NY Jan 2018 #7
They do. RandomAccess Jan 2018 #9
There are quite a few Americans living in Australia who are not so documented. Ha ha BSdetect Jan 2018 #8

underpants

(182,279 posts)
3. Correct
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:45 PM
Jan 2018

Still it gives you an idea

There are no reliable figures on how many Americans live abroad, but a 1999 State Department estimate suggests that the number may be between 3 million and 6 million.[47] In 2016, the U.S. State Department estimated that there are 9 million U.S. citizens living abroad,[48] an increase from an estimate of 4 million in 1999.[49] However, these numbers are highly open to dispute as they often are unverified and can change rapidly.[50] The United States Census Bureau does not count Americans abroad and individual American embassies offer only rough estimates, which makes the U. S. the only developed country that does not even attempt a formal enumeration of expatriate citizens. The State Department does not release what statistics it may have, citing "security reasons."[47]

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
5. *raises hand* I'm one of those eight million!
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:49 PM
Jan 2018

And from the perspective of living in a country that has universal healthcare free at the point of access, worker protections including right to contest unfair or constructive dismissal, paid parental leave (maternity and paternity), functional public transit outside of major urban areas, and nearly nonexistent gun violence? The USA looks like the shithole, comparatively speaking.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
6. My daughter lives abroad.....
Thu Jan 11, 2018, 07:52 PM
Jan 2018

She has a good job, nice house and Universal Health Care. I'm happy for her but sad she will never be back here to live.

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