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Molly Burke has spent her entire life in the United States. But after receiving her working holiday visa to New Zealand last month, she says she plans to move by September at the latest.⁠ ⁠ Burke said she decided for part because her job as a preschool teacher doesn’t pay enough to live comfortably in Denver. But the political changes happening under President Donald Trump have also pushed her to leave — and prompted worries about public access to Medicaid, abortion and gender-affirming care.⁠ ⁠ “The state of our country is terrifying right now,” Burke said. “I don’t get why anyone would want to stay, honestly.”⁠ ⁠ In Denver, interest in resettling abroad is burgeoning as Coloradans wary of Trump grapple with the realities of his second term. American citizens who spoke with The Denver Post explained their reasoning as including distress about women’s rights, transgender health care, economic uncertainties and attempts to slash federal funding under the Trump administration.⁠ ⁠ Click t...

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