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There are more people moving from America to Ireland than Irish moving to America.
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Raiderkev lemmy.world Raiderkev@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#52 ·

What if you divorced, became a citizen, then remarried her in Ireland? Would she and the kids be able to get permanent residency then? At least y'all would pass the "do you actually know each other" test. Immigration: so how did you meet this woman? You: well you see, it all started before we got married the first time...

That is a move. I'd imagine they probably thought about that though

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curiousaur reddthat.com curiousaur@reddthat.com
Joined: 2023-07-20
#53 ·

Why the fook would you move to a third world shit hole country on purpose??? Seriously. Don't move to the US right now.

Depending on your field, pay. Where else do software engineers make around 200k?

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khannie lemmy.world khannie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#54 ·

Ha! I'm not a 'big time' stunt guy I got into it a few years ago! I literally was acting in a small movie playing ice hockey, and the stunt coordinator was like 'you actually played right?' "Yeah man I played in college" 'Oh cool can I have you take a few big hits?' I was like hell yeah lets do it, and he showed me how we could pretend to do big hits instead of actually doing them, and then he ...

That's awesome! Very best of luck with it!

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gandalf_der_12te discuss.tchncs.de gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-01-12
#55 ·

understandable, have a good day.

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gandalf_der_12te discuss.tchncs.de gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2024-01-12
#56 ·

America is quickly becoming a dystopia for anyone with some semblance of a conscience.

or for everyone without a shitload of money

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musubibreakfast lemmy.world musubibreakfast@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-30
#57 ·

I recently knew two people who came to the US recently. One was from India, and he came for the money. He has a low six figure job as a "product manager" and the CEO's toady. He's quite ignorant of US politics and history, so he's not really concerned. The other came from canada, but also has EU residency (or citizenship? unclear). He said he makes more money here. He's making mid six figures a...

You never heard the story of the salt of the earth computer programmer who came to Ellis Island with nothing but a github portfolio and a dream?

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MartianRecon lemmus.org MartianRecon@lemmus.org
Joined: 2024-06-10
#58 ·

That's awesome! Very best of luck with it!

Thanks man! When I do a bigger project I'll do an AMA after that's a good idea! Any other film industry people on here feel free to reach out I love meeting other business people!

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timbuck2themoon sh.itjust.works timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-13
#59 · (edited)

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OK man. Keep yelling at internet strangers telling them they haven't done enough. Maybe ill read about you in the papers one day doing something worth while. Probably not.

Reading two comments and you know anything about me. Fuck off.

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SkaveRat discuss.tchncs.de SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2023-07-09
#60 ·

Depending on your field, pay. Where else do software engineers make around 200k?

That number is completely meaningless, as it does not include cost of living. Especially health insurance and lack thereof

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Xell22 lemmy.world Xell22@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-02-19
#61 ·

You never heard the story of the salt of the earth computer programmer who came to Ellis Island with nothing but a github portfolio and a dream?

Love it! Well done.

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zeejoo thelemmy.club zeejoo@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-03-13
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#62 ·

OK man. Keep yelling at internet strangers telling them they haven't done enough. Maybe ill read about you in the papers one day doing something worth while. Probably not. Reading two comments and you know anything about me. Fuck off.
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zeejoo thelemmy.club zeejoo@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-03-13
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#63 ·

OK man. Keep yelling at internet strangers telling them they haven't done enough. Maybe ill read about you in the papers one day doing something worth while. Probably not. Reading two comments and you know anything about me. Fuck off.
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dubyakay lemmy.ca dubyakay@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-07-05
#64 ·

I'm technically eligible as my grandparents were both Irish citizens. The one negative is my wife and kids are not. My cousin who actually works for the Irish consulate said that if I had started the paperwork prior to getting married and having kids, they would be eligible. So like I can bounce out and leave my family behind, but I really don't want to do that.

I don't think it matters if they are a citizen or not. Every EU member state has some form of spousal and dependent program to bring them in, and if not, they could likely apply without and still get granted to stay. Just get the citizenship for yourself first and go from there.

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one5low7 lemmy.org one5low7@lemmy.org
Joined: 2026-04-16
#65 ·

Why the fook would you move to a third world shit hole country on purpose??? Seriously. Don't move to the US right now.

the golf courses in ireland are pretty good

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Rooster326 programming.dev Rooster326@programming.dev
Joined: 2025-09-25
#66 ·

That number is completely meaningless, as it does not include cost of living. Especially health insurance and lack thereof

It's definitely not meaningless.

You can take 200,000 for a few years, and go back and ruin your old local housing market.

That said - this comment aged like milk. CS is not a great career to be in rn thanks to AI

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Rooster326 programming.dev Rooster326@programming.dev
Joined: 2025-09-25
#67 ·

Boomeranging?

Nobody wants to be associated with Boomer-anything....

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Raiderkev lemmy.world Raiderkev@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#68 ·

I don't think it matters if they are a citizen or not. Every EU member state has some form of spousal and dependent program to bring them in, and if not, they could likely apply without and still get granted to stay. Just get the citizenship for yourself first and go from there.

Good call, I know an immigration lawyer. I might reach out to him, but I think he mostly deals with deportation stuff domestically, but he might know a bit or at least be able to put me in touch with someone who does.

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Formfiller lemmy.world Formfiller@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-12
#69 ·

My son wants to go.

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Mulligrubs lemmy.world Mulligrubs@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-08-11
#70 · (edited)

No shit, America is 300 million people and Ireland is 5 million people... smaller than NYC. There will ALWAYS be more Americans going to Ireland than Irish going to America.

This article infuriates me I can't even.

Next in news "More people die of rabies in USA than New Zealand! Wow!"

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Quilotoa lemmy.ca Quilotoa@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2025-04-01
#71 ·

No shit, America is 300 million people and Ireland is 5 million people... smaller than NYC. There will ALWAYS be more Americans going to Ireland than Irish going to America. This article infuriates me I can't even. Next in news "More people die of rabies in USA than New Zealand! Wow!"

This is the first time it's happened in at least 50 years.

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StupidBrotherInLaw lemmy.world StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
#72 ·

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Are you a troll or simply comically maladjusted?

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sem lemmy.blahaj.zone sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
Joined: 2024-06-09
#73 ·

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aramis87 fedia.io aramis87@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-07
#74 ·

From the numbers in that article it's about 1 in every 2000 Americans going in 2025. Surprisingly high rates.

9600 last year, so less than 1 in every 30000.

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khannie lemmy.world khannie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#75 ·

9600 last year, so less than 1 in every 30000.

That's only to Ireland. It was 180,000 left the US in total.

Further down it says:

"at least 180,000 Americans" voluntarily left the US in 2025, which it said was a record high.

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aramis87 fedia.io aramis87@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-07
#76 ·

That's only to Ireland. It was 180,000 left the US in total. Further down it says: "at least 180,000 Americans" voluntarily left the US in 2025, which it said was a record high.

Ah, okay, I got bored before the end of the article and missed that. Thanks!

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khannie lemmy.world khannie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#77 ·

Ah, okay, I got bored before the end of the article and missed that. Thanks!

No worries :)

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Attempted Murder nord.pub Aetherial@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-04-11
#78 ·

Two ways you get to leave this country “easily”: unattached with little to lose. Go work abroad and establish residency. Cost of the plane ticket to get there. lots of money. Buy a golden visa. For the rest of us it’s a major undertaking with lots of sacrifice, upheaval, risk, and difficulty. (Yes, this is a simplification and there are exceptions, but for the most part this is true)

You forgot "marry a foreigner".

People get married all the time and emigrate to their spouses' country of origin.

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Attempted Murder nord.pub Aetherial@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-04-11
#79 ·

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If only a downvote were possible here...

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Attempted Murder nord.pub Aetherial@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-04-11
#80 ·

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Oh look. An American edgelord. How wonderful you've shown yourself to the peasants, exposed your cudgel of morality to the savages! Just when we thought you were a dying species hurtling towards an untimely extinction.

Have no fear Interwebs! Your daily browbeatings will continue in fashion with the age we live in.

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zeejoo thelemmy.club zeejoo@thelemmy.club
Joined: 2026-03-13
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#81 ·

Oh look. An American edgelord. How wonderful you've shown yourself to the peasants, exposed your cudgel of morality to the savages! Just when we thought you were a dying species hurtling towards an untimely extinction. Have no fear Interwebs! Your daily browbeatings will continue in fashion with the age we live in.
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StupidBrotherInLaw lemmy.world StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
#82 ·

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Massholes. In all my time living in the US, I found no other group more fragile than East Coast men.

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Attempted Murder nord.pub Aetherial@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-04-11
#83 ·

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My work is done here haha

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Attempted Murder nord.pub Aetherial@nord.pub
Joined: 2026-04-11
#84 ·

Massholes. In all my time living in the US, I found no other group more fragile than East Coast men.

The line of mass insecurity extends all the way to Texass, brother lol

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