>> I THOUGHT I WOULD FALL IN LOVE WITH AN AMERICA AND THE AMERICAN DREAM OF LIKE PROGRESS IN MAKING SOMETHING OF
YOURSELF AND FEELING HOW I CAME TO THE REALIZATION RECENTLY
THAT I ACTUALLY DIDN'T WANT THIS LIFE IN SOME WAYS. IT'S
VERY DISAPPOINTING. BUT IN OTHER WAYS, I'M VERY ACCEPTING OF THAT DREAM
BEING DEAD. AND I'M JUST READY TO MAKING YOUR DREAMS. >> RANIA SAW IS A FIRST IN
AMERICAN. SHE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA. HER PARENTS ARE
PALESTINIAN AND LIVED IN FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA WHEN THEY
FIRST CAME TO THE U.S.. SHE SPENT HER CHILDHOOD IN JORDAN
BEFORE COMING BACK TO AMERICA WHEN SHE WAS 15 WHEN HE
ATTENDED AMERICAN UNIVERSITY ON A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP AND
GRADUATED IN 2022. WITH A DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
AFTER STRUGGLING WITH JOB SECURITY AND HER HEALTH, SHE'S
DECIDED TO PACK UP HER ENTIRE LIFE AND LEAVE THE U.S. FOR
GOOD. >> I GRADUATED IMMEDIATELY
STARTED WORKING, BUT I HAVE LUPUS. SO MY GOGOGO WAS KIND OF FORCIBLY STOPPED. I HAVE TO QUIT MY JOB JUST
BECAUSE OF MY WITH THIS WAS GETTING REALLY BAD. AND I
WORKED A LOT OF LUPUS PATIENTS AND THAT WAS VERY AFFECTED BY
MENTAL HEALTH. >> THE UNITED STATES IS KIND OF
THE HUB OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS. THERE WERE 10, MANY
YEARS AGO AND JUST IN AMERICA, WE'VE DEVELOPED OVER 100 KINDS.
SHE SHARED HER STORY OF LIVING WITH AN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE ON
TIKTOK. AND IT DREW OVER 2.5 MILLION VIEWERS. GUYS, I KID
YOU NOT. I WENT TO MY RHEUMATOLOGIST TODAY. HE >> WAS ANTICIPATING THAT.
A LOT OF MY STRESS WOULD GO AWAY WHEN I MOVE ABROAD AND
THEREFORE MY LUPUS WOULD GET BETTER AND ALSO THE QUALITY OF
FOOD. >> SHE KEPT SAYING I'M SO HAPPY
FOR YOU. I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU. EVEN WITH HER DEGREE IN
CERTIFICATIONS. >> RANIA SAID SHE COULDN'T LAND
A PROFESSIONAL JOB. HERE I AM UNEMPLOYED. >> PURSUING MY MASTERS. I HAVE
MANY, MANY, MANY CERTIFICATES ASIDE FROM MY BACHELOR'S DEGREE
AND I CAN'T EVEN LAND LIKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION.
WHAT MADE YOU REALIZE YOU NEED TO LEAVE? I THINK THE PAST 5
MONTHS WHERE I HIT 500 JOB APPLICATIONS. I GOT SO
DEPRESSED BECAUSE I BLAMED MYSELF. I FELT VALUELESS.
I FELT LIKE MY EXISTENCE DIDN'T MATTER. YOU KNOW, ONE DAY I WAS
JUST SPEAKING TO MY FATHER AND HE ACTUALLY SUGGESTED HE'S LIKE
YOU'RE NOT STUCK THERE. YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT? SO WHERE ARE
YOU GOING? AND WHEN LEAVING? SO I AM MOVING NEXT WEEK.
I'M GOING TO END UP IN QATAR TO HAVE MY SISTER THERE. SHE MOVED
THERE A FEW YEARS AGO FROM LONDON AND HER LIFE GOT SO MUCH
BETTER. SHE'S VERY, VERY HAPPY, VERY FINANCIALLY STABLE.
AND SO IT JUST SEEMED LIKE THE PERFECT OPTION. THEY CHECKED
ALL MY BOXES. >> RANIA SAYS IT WAS HARD TO
MAKE ENDS MEET IN DC. >> RENT IS ALWAYS A HUGE
STRESSOR. MY CAR PAYMENTS ON A DAY-TO-DAY. IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR
FRIENDS ASKING YOU OUT TO EAT AND YOU SAY ACTUALLY I CAN.
IT'S GOING TO THE GROCERY STORE AND LOOKING FOR THE DEALS. >> NO INFLATION SHOWS SIGNS OF
COOLING FOOD PRICES WENT UP 3.3% FROM MAY 2023 TO MAY 2024,
ACCORDING TO THE USDA, RENT HAS STEADILY INCREASED SINCE THE
PANDEMIC. ONE STUDY BY THE NEW YORK FED ESTIMATES A GEN X'ERS
ON AVERAGE HAVE ABOUT $21,000 OF STUDENT DEBT. AND WE JUST
AREN'T WORKING WITH THE SAME SET UP AS OUR PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS. INCOMES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH HOME PRICES. THE AMERICAN DREAM AS A PROMISE
THAT. >> WE SEE YOU AS AN INDIVIDUAL
WORK HARD AND YOU WILL PUT ALL YOUR
EFFORTS INTO MAKING IT OUT IN THE UNITED STATES. THE OUTCOME
IS GUARANTEED. WELL, THAT'S NOT THE CASE. ALMOST 20%
OF ALL IMMIGRANTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE IN THE >> STATES THAT ALL OF US AS THE
EXACT NUMBER OF AMERICANS LIVING ABROAD IS HARD TO PIN
DOWN. BUT THE UN ESTIMATES THAT ALMOST 3 MILLION AMERICANS LIVE
IN OTHER COUNTRIES, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF OVER 1.2 MILLION
PEOPLE SINCE THE 90'S RANIA SAYS SHE'LL BE KEEPING HER
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP AND WILL CONTINUE TO PAY TAXES WHILE SHE
STILL HAS THE RIGHT TO VOTE. SHE'S NOT PLANNING ON IT. >> I THINK AMERICAN POLITICS IS
A JOKE. EVEN IF I HAD STAYED, I WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED IN THE
ELECTION. I THINK WE'RE SEEING THAT NO MATTER WHICH PARTY IS
IN POWER, NO MATTER WHICH FACE IT, IT'S IT'S KIND OF THE SAME
SYSTEM. I THINK THERE ARE ANY RIGHTS THAT YOU'LL BE GIVING
UP. ONCE YOU MOVE TO QATAR ON THE OUTSIDE, IT MIGHT SEEM LIKE
I'M GIVING UP MY RIGHT TO THE DEMOCRACY INTO THAT KIND OF
FREEDOM TO SAY WHATEVER I WANT TO DO, WHATEVER I WANT, I THINK
WE HAVE THE LUGE AND FREEDOM IN AMERICA. >> I AM GOING TO A SEMI
CONSERVATIVE MONARCHY. THAT BEING SAID TO GIVE UP MY RIGHT TO VOTE AS
A TRADE FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE. >> I'M SO LUCKY AND PRIVILEGED
AND I WILL REPEAT TEST BECAUSE I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JUST PICK UP AND DO I DO. >> I'M AN AMERICAN WHO LEFT
AMERICAN. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT SOME OF THE VERY RANDOM THINGS
THAT ARE DIFFERENT HERE IN AMERICA. I WAS MAKING AN ACTIVE
EFFORT TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE I REALIZE THAT I WAS ALWAYS FRESH
ING TO DO EVERYTHING AND GO EVERYWHERE, EVEN IF I WASN'T
AND A BRUSH. AND THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THIS IS CLOSER TO
WHAT HUMANS SHOULD BE LIVING LIKE. THEN AMERICA IS SO AS AMERICAN LEFT AMERICA, I CAN
CONFIRM THAT I DO NOT REGRET IT.