From Politico,
The reverse migration: African Americans relocating to Kenya cite heritage and restoration. Some refer to it as “coming home.”
Umm. On second thought, never mind.
Politico profiles Kenneth Harris, late of Atlanta, GA, on his recent (2023) relocation to Nairobi. It turns out that Ellen and Rosie aren’t the only ones to have fled the hellscape of Trump 2.0. As for Mr. Harris,
The 38-year-old retired veteran has found a community in the east African country’s capital, where he now runs an Airbnb business. He loves admiring Nairobi’s golden sunset from a rooftop terrace and enjoys a luxurious lifestyle in a tastefully furnished apartment in an upmarket neighborhood.
Harris is part of a growing wave of African Americans who are relocating to Kenya, citing the need to connect with their ancestors — or “coming home,” a phrase often used among the Black community.
Good for him. Although I’m not sure that the “dozens” cited by Politico constitutes a “growing wave.”
It sounds like Mr. Harris and his fellow expatriates have been better received than a different group south of our border. From the New York Post,
Americans targeted in Mexico City as locals protest against tourism, soaring rents.
Things got a little heated, down Mexico way.
What began as a peaceful march then took a turn when a small group of people in masks began smashing storefronts, looting and harassing foreigners, AP reported.
The Post reports on the irony,
Many Americans took advantage of cheaper rent prices in Mexico during the coronavirus, escaping lockdowns in 2020 as “digital nomads.”
The number of Americans living in Mexico jumped 70% from 2019 to 2022. It has continued to grow to a total of 1.6 million, according to the US State Department.
Every immigrant is someone else’s emigrant.
