I just don’t know how to not ruminate about the fact that my country is running fucking death camps. There were ICE raids in neighborhoods in my city, neighborhoods that my students lived in (before they made it impossible to teach and be trans).
The government of my state is absolutely failing. I advocated for a child in foster care for a while - when I found messages between her and an adult man and tried to get anyone to do anything about it, they suggested that I might be sexually abusing her myself.
Everything is backwards. Skill and merit don’t matter anymore, while they pretend they’re getting rid of “DEI” - which in effective means they’d rather have an unqualified white guy than the most qualified POC or queer person.
I just don’t get it. Why is the world so fucking evil?
You re definitely in a tough spot, and there are no easy answers. Being a “refugee” from the U.S. at this point really isn’t a thing yet, as the rest of the world is still coming to grips with what is happening here. However, just because refugee status isn’t possible doesn’t mean that relocating isn’t possible. Most countries grant student visas fairly easily, and there are countries like Germany, Finland, and Iceland where education is free. While a student visa isn’t permanent residency, it can serve to get you out of the U.S. for four years while the situation in the U.S. unfolds and you explore other options.