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As someone in the process of leaving, get it in motion NOW. Emigrating takes time. This goes for anyone looking who is at the current situation and weighing their options:
Visas and immigration laws aside, there's a lot that goes into leaving the country. Get all your finances in order, make a plan for how to move your stuff, and think about how long it would take you to trim down literally everything you own to just the essentials. If you have family or pets, this goes for them as well. Start going through your stuff and seeing that you can donate. Get as much stuff packed as you can. Make a bugout bag, fill it with at least 1 week's worth of clothes and all your essentials (I keep ~3 months of meds in mine). Get a small firesafe and put all your legal paperwork in it. Stockpile your prescriptions if you can. Make sure your car is ready to drive if you're driving, otherwise have a plan to get rid of it. Withdraw cash in small bills.
You want to be as prepared as possible
i'm had to move 15 times over the last 20 years and it's taught me to live with only the bare essentials. i also have legal entitlement to my target country so i'm not sweating the paperwork either.
the only things i'm worried about are the regime change the united states is going to impose on my target country and my pets since they're the most important things in my life.