""My parents were Austrian Jews who fled to the US during World War II," she said. "Everything about this administration reminds me of what my parents told me about what happened to them in the 1930s in Austria." Her family's history both inspired and enabled her exit from the United States; people who are descended from Austrian victims of Nazi persecution are eligible for Austrian citizenship."
"The decision to leave America was significant-her husband can't easily obtain foreign citizenship, so he's still living in the couple's Takoma Park home-but she has no regrets. For the public-health expert, the gutting of USAID was the breaking point. "The first Trump administration was bad enough, and I knew the second time around would be even worse," she says. "I love my community, my neighbors, my friends . . . [but] I was filled with terror before I left.""
Some longtime Washington residents are following through on vows to leave after Donald Trump's re-election and actually relocating abroad. Destinations mentioned include Uruguay, Portugal, and Greece. A global-health professional with Austrian-Jewish family roots obtained Austrian citizenship and moved to Europe, while her husband remains in their Takoma Park home because he cannot easily obtain foreign citizenship. Eligibility for Austrian citizenship exists for descendants of Austrian victims of Nazi persecution. The gutting of USAID and fear of a worse second term motivated the departure despite strong community ties. Another recent departure involved a daughter of Cuban immigrants who feels the country has changed.
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