LA TIMES: Red-zone blues? North, Americans!

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Red-zone blues? North, Americans!

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/2004/la-et-canada10dec10,1,1646498.story?coll=la-news-elect2004

For a small number of citizens, those preelection pledges that they
would up and move to Canada if the president emerged victorious were
no idle threat. And now the United States' neighbors to the nor

By Robin Abcarian
Times Staff Writer

December 10, 2004

Just before the Nov. 2 election, it was common in some liberal circles
to hear people joke — or threaten — to move to Canada if the president
won. Not since the days of the Vietnam War and the draft, when an
estimated 50,000 Americans fled north, had so many citizens considered
getting the heck out of Dodge and moving up to Moose Jaw.

Then the president won. As anger turned to resignation, thoughts of
Canada faded like a patch of snow in a spring thaw.

Indeed, while the media churned out stories in early November about a
great northern exodus and Canadian websites reported huge increases in
traffic, once the emotional dust settled, Americans went about their
lives. Or at least most did.

Now it appears that a small (and as yet unquantifiable) group really
is pulling up stakes.

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[SheilaT]

1. Not to mention south.

My husband is currently in Costa Rica to see if we want to relocate there. On his flight from Miami to CR he sat next to a man from Wisconsin doing the same thing. And staying across the hall at his B & B, you guessed it! Another man also researching a move to Costa Rica.

An adult can't just leave. We have jobs, homes, kids in school. My guess is that it takes anywhere from six months to two years to make the move. But I think there's going to be a noticeable blip in Americans emigrating to other countries in that time frame.

[arcos]

2. well, you are all welcome here!!

:hi: