"Almost 6,700 American nationals had applied for a visa to work, be with family or study in the Netherlands by the end of November this year, according to immigration service figures, and that is by far the highest number in the past 10 years.

The total is likely to be higher once December, traditionally a busy month, is taken into account, current affairs programme Nieuwsuur reported at the weekend. (…)

Asylum requests submitted via the IND are also rising, with over 60 since the beginning of this year, compared with around 20 in the whole of 2024. Most are from members of the LGBTQ+ community fleeing repression under Trump."

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  • AstaKask@lemmy.cafe
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    2 days ago

    And to those who do move to Europe, remember: The only thing more cringe than nationalism, is nationalism while living in a different country.

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      2 days ago

      I remember a meme/comic where a Romanian and Hungarian guys were calling each other nationalist slurs online, then the comic zooms out showing both of them live in the same apartment building in Berlin.

      So it’s not a special problem other nations not affected. Why would we blame these guys whrn we already have similar problems.

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        1 day ago

        From a Russian living in Europe; nice to learn I’m a nationalist from a lemming who really checked.

        But I agree partially: nationalists in immigration are most likely not to change their politics inclination that easily.

        Apologies for being sour.