News Summary

• Since the Eisenhower administration, the u.s. hasn’t collected comprehensive statistics on the number of citizens leaving.
• Yet data on residence permits, foreign home purchases, student enrollments and other metrics from more than 50 countries show that Americans are voting with their feet to an unprecedented degree.
• A millions-strong diaspora is studying, telecommuting and retiring overseas.
• In Bali, Colombia and Thailand, the strains of housing American remote workers paid in dollars have inspired locals to mount protests against a wave of gentrification.