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LittleGirl

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41. I'm still following an expat group on Facebook

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 12:15 PM

10 hrs ago

and the question keeps coming up, Should we plan a trip to the states so the kids can see their grandparents?
Should I go to so-and-so's wedding, funeral, olympics? They are all terrified even with US passports.

Non-citizen spouses are refusing to come here. I don't blame them.

I'm so grateful that my spouse became a citizen under Obama. He has a US passport and is quite confident that he'll be fine traveling from CH to the US. He doesn't have social media so he is oblivious to the danger we see on our feeds every day. I'm the one panicking when he travels back and forth.

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My dear DFW, I am so sorry you didn't get to see your old friend. CaliforniaPeggy Yesterday #3

Thank you for the update. Pertinent. cachukis Yesterday #4

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Fred Trump should've pulled out durablend Yesterday #14

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I'm pretty sure Canadians feel the same way. Sogo Yesterday #6

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Exactly. And I'll limit my driving in any case. erronis Yesterday #8

Script working as planned. Fear and loathing via propaganda/messaging. erronis Yesterday #9

Jedem das Seine DFW Yesterday #16

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Partially, absolutely DFW Yesterday #29

Thank you. rubbersole 21 hrs ago #34

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"Air Chance" Alice Kramden 13 hrs ago #38

They used to be pretty bad. DFW 8 hrs ago #43

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The Cold War-era editors of Pravda would be maniacal with envy. nt Wednesdays 22 hrs ago #32

Wise friend. paleotn Yesterday #12

"but no reasonable European could make the trip to the USA if it wasn't necessary, ..." Botany Yesterday #13

I'm even tense every time i leave the house. Figarosmom Yesterday #15

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My friend from Norway says everyone is afraid of Trump/the U.S. now kerry-is-my-prez Yesterday #17

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& isolated from being international arbiter of MONEY! ForeGoneLegsBirne Yesterday #31

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I know, I go through some big cities where ICE is located. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #54

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Not at all theoretical. tavernier 21 hrs ago #35

K&R spanone 14 hrs ago #37

Same with my family karin_sj 13 hrs ago #39

I'm still following an expat group on Facebook LittleGirl 10 hrs ago #41

My wife has no interest in giving up her German citizenship DFW 8 hrs ago #44

Not Theoretical At All JustAnotherGen 7 hrs ago #47

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My elder son, living in Japan, told us the same thing. RVN VET71 7 hrs ago #48

... and no Canadians, and no Greenlander, and NOBODY from all the Latin American countries... OR ANYBODY Jack Valentino 3 hrs ago #52

One thing my wife reported to me from New York today DFW 3 hrs ago #53

EVERYTHING is 'very expensive in New York', as I understand it, Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #55