Mildly Interesting

I recently knew two people who came to the US recently.

One was from India, and he came for the money. He has a low six figure job as a "product manager" and the CEO's toady. He's quite ignorant of US politics and history, so he's not really concerned.

The other came from canada, but also has EU residency (or citizenship? unclear). He said he makes more money here. He's making mid six figures as a software engineer at a startup, with poor work/life balance. He can always leave, since his parents own a house in germany.

Neither were coming here like an old timey tale of immigrants trying to find a better life.

the golf courses in ireland are pretty good

Depending on your field, pay. Where else do software engineers make around 200k?

I can confirm. 90% of companies don’t want to go through the Blue Card process no matter how qualified you are.

This is the first time it's happened in at least 50 years.

or for everyone without a shitload of money

From Ireland the way it looks to me: It has always been like that for the original inhabitants since Europeans arrived. Just that white privilege isn’t what it used to be now.

Realistically you'd need to get sponsored by a company unless any of your grandparents were Irish citizens (in which case it's straightforward).

Edit: there are a decent number of tech jobs though so worth a look if you're genuinely interested.

I'm only a stuntman though

"Only".... That is cool as fuck tbh. How did you get into it? You should do an AMA

Boomeranging?

I don't think it matters if they are a citizen or not. Every EU member state has some form of spousal and dependent program to bring them in, and if not, they could likely apply without and still get granted to stay. Just get the citizenship for yourself first and go from there.

Might be worth getting the passport anyway. It's very solid and gives you access to support from any EU consulate if you're abroad.

Wait so it is better for my partner if I get my EU citizenship through Ireland then get married than to get married before citizenship?

I was going to work on getting my Irish citizenship, though the thought of many American going there makes Ireland less attractive.

While I get what you are saying I would argue that the Americans that are leaving and becoming immigrants aren't the shitty Americans that would never think of such a thing.

Well, there are a few big cliffs, I suppose. But that sounds like a lot of work. Hopefully the shitty weather and constant banter should keep most of ye away.