Is the US really that unstable at the moment? What's the near future like for foreigners?
Should someone currently living in Europe with a decent job/pay be worried about moving to the US (NYC) with all the drastic announcements that make the headlines at the moment?
My partner and I agreed to take a good work opportunity and move in 2025, but that was before the elections. Now our excitement is taking a bit of a toll as a lot of drastic measures, potentially compromising the stability of the country (and maybe even its democratic foundations), are being announced every day. Things like extreme cuts to public funds, signs of increasing inflation, the country not being part of WHO anymore, attempts to buyout public workers en masse, etc.
I appreciate some of you may actually agree with the new administration. We're adults, so this is not about debating those measures themselves or having political arguments: I just want to understand the extent to which the everyday life of people can be affected, from the point of view of someone who can still backtrack on the decision. If anyone has a solid knowledge of how political stability safeguards work in the US (aka: the likelihood that some new law that's not constitutional or not legal passes), I'd love to learn more!