THE GREAT AMERICAN DIASPORA
VANLIFE AND THE RETURN TO FAST MOBILITY IN OPPOSITION TO AN ENCROACHING PRISON CULTURE Gallup polling in 2024 found that 21% of Americans wanted to leave the United States permanently. Many are turning to the road and #vanlife https://youtube.com/shorts/fpK4iWCV82A?is=7ZwhS4Yugbuw3fKB Following the 2024 presidential election, interest in leaving the United States surged, driven by spikes in web traffic to relocation services, rising passport applications in countries like Ireland, and notable moves by high-profile figures. However, actual long-term relocation remained limited to a small percentage of the population due to financial and logistical hurdles. A record number of Americans have moved abroad following the November 2024 presidential election, contributing to the first net-negative migration the United States has seen since the Great Depression . Data compiled by the Brookings Institution indicates that an estimated 180,000 U.S. citizens joined an outward migratio...

