Meet the new American refugees fleeing across state lines for safety

[Coventina]

America is on the move. Hundreds of thousands of people are packing up boxes, loading U-Hauls, and shipping out of state in an urgent flight towards safety.

They’re being propelled by hostile political forces bearing down on them because of who they are, what they believe, or for their medical needs.

All are displaced within their own country for reasons they did not choose. They are the new generation of America’s internal refugees – and their ranks are growing by the day.

Here, we profile families who have joined America’s swelling class of internal refugees. They represent just five stories among many others which might have been included: librarians fleeing book bans, professors forced out by ideologically-motivated college education boards, and most recently, the thousands of federal employees fired by the Trump administration.



https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/apr/24/american-refugees-escape

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This might be me, soon.

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[WhiteTara]

1. I was a child during the Occupation of Austria

after WWII. My father was in the Signal Corp and my mother worked for the Colonel of the base. She visited the Displaced Persons camps frequently, and she brought me with her because I had become fluent in German. I heard so many stories from the women about their experiences and the horrors of their lives that it colored my thinking. I saw this coming in 2000 and have been advocating for leaving the country ever since.

The one thing I took from these exchanges is that the people who left early were able to make decent lives for themselves, those who did not or were not able to leave lived a horror story life. I am hoping that we are not too late in our exit, but I'm definitely working on it.

[jojog]

2. My Daughter

Has been in process of moving from Tennessee to Vancouver Washington. She will move finally on May 12. This to get away from bat sh!! legislators and governor here. I am heart broken.

[Sky Jewels]

4. Both my kids left the country.

I am heartbroken, but also relieved.

Here's a hug for you.

[RockCreek]

3. Prior post on same article

posting link to share comments

https://democraticunderground.com/100220265260

[Demovictory9]

5. And women fleeing red state abortion bans