News of Donald Trump getting elected the 47th President of America has evoked two different emotions in the American population. The right-wing populists, who strongly oppose immigration, cheered on and celebrated the new President while the Democrats started to look into new opportunities to migrate themselves.
Since the announcement of Trump’s victory, the overall volume of Google searches has soared, increasing by 1514 percent, VisaGuide.World reports.
Between November 5 and November 6, traffic for “immigration” related pages on VisaGuide.World has increased by 338 percent, with Americans seeking which are the easiest countries to move to from the USA.
Moreover, pages with content for specific countries are also drawing significant attention:
- Moving to Costa Rica: visits rose by 302 percent.
- Moving to Norway: visits increased by 437 percent.
- Moving to Ireland: visits surged by 355 percent.
- Moving to the UK from USA: visits surged by 375 percent.
Similarly, Germany-Visa.org experienced a 336 percent increase in traffic for pages related to immigration, with particular interest in Germany’s Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte).
What Are Americans Searching for?
The data reveals that Google searches in the US for migration topics are about 15 times higher than one week before the elections (Wednesday, October 30).
The most searched term during this period was “moving to New Zealand from the US,” with users searching for this keyword 7600 percent or 76 times higher than they did before Trump won the elections.
“Moving to Germany from the US” was 42 times more searched this last week, while searches for “Moving to the Netherlands” were up by 3233 percent.
Here are some other highly searched keywords by American users since the Republicans won the elections:
- “Moving to Ireland”: + 2400 percent
- “How to move to Europe”: +1566 percent
- “Immigrate to New Zealand”: +1566 percent
- “English-Speaking Countries”: +1328 percent
- “Moving to Norway”: +1150 percent
- “Moving to Australia”: +1150 percent
- “Moving to Portugal”: +1100 percent
Top Destinations Americans Are Considering for Relocation
Based on Google Analytics data, Americans’ most searched countries for relocation are as follows:
English-speaking countries:
- Canada
- New Zealand
- The United Kingdom
- Australia
European countries:
- Ireland
- Switzerland
- Spain
- Portugal
- Germany
- Netherlands
Others countries:
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
The reasons these countries have emerged as top destinations can vary; Canada is highly searched for due to its geographical proximity and cultural similarities, while New Zealand comes up on this list thanks to its high quality of life.
Countries like the United Kingdom and Australia are also top destinations. The fact that these are English-speaking countries could also play a role in Americans’ decisions.
In addition, Americans with a vision to start fresh could look more into European destinations such as Portugal. The country is perceived as friendly for Americans, has affordable costs, and a warm climate.
Germany, on the other hand, could be a top pick for Americans seeking more education and employment opportunities as well as a high quality of life.