After Trump's victory, the number of searches for leaving the United States exploded online

This Tuesday, November 5, late at night, American citizens elected Donald Trump as President of the United States, after a neck-and-neck race against Kamala Harris. A victory which obviously delighted its activists, but which plunged democratic sympathizers into deep consternation. So much so that since the election, Google searches for leaving the United States have jumped, particularly to go to Canada, Australia or New Zealand, according to a Google manager.

Just to move to Canada, requests exploded by 1,270% in the 24 hours after polls closed on the East Coast of the United States, according to data from the internet giant collected by Reuters. Likewise, in New Zealand, searches increased by 2000% and in Australia, by 820%.

The majority of Americans voted for him but some people no longer necessarily feel comfortable in this type of society.

Evan Green, managing partner of Canadian immigration law firm Green and Spiegel

Figures corroborated by those of the Immigration New Zealand website, owned by the New Zealand government, which registered around 25,000 new American users on November 7, less than 48 hours after the election, compared to barely more than 1,500 on 4 and November 5, and 7500 on November 6.

Immigration lawyers in these three countries are also bombarded with questions from American citizens. “Every half hour, there is a new request by email”says Evan Green, managing partner of the oldest law firm specializing in immigration law in Canada, Green and Spiegel. For the latter, this reaction is not trivial. “Trump is obviously at the origin of this movement […]. The majority of Americans voted for him but some people no longer necessarily feel comfortable in this type of society. People are afraid of losing their freedoms”adds the lawyer.