General Discussion

Do you have the education or skills the country wants - other nations are getting more picky about who they accept. Do you have a lot of money - many countries don't want older Americans who haven't contributed to their health and welfare systems suddenly showing up and wanting a free ride. Do you have any ancestral ties to the country - some, Ireland for example, are willing to extend citizenship and residency to grandchildren of people born there. What do you know about the current political and social situations in the country - things can be as rough as in the US in some places, especially for minorities.

I'm in the same situation - I'd love to live in France or the Netherlands, but at my age I'm not sure they'd want me. And even if they greeted me with open arms, the countries my great-grandparents were from (maybe - countries changed borders frequently in their neck of the woods) are some of the more regressive in Europe.

And my fleeing the US does nothing to help the people of non-European origin who are being targeted here. I'll stay, and do what I can do in the years I have left even if it's just bombarding my representatives with emails and showing up at town halls.