• Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I live in Canada, 15 km from the US border. When shit kicks off down there millions of them could come north expecting that Canada will welcome them with open arms. We will be unable to feed or house them. Many will die of exposure in the first winter. They should go south and hope that Mexico will take them in.

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      4 months ago

      As someone living around the Timmins area, we’ve imported some hot climate individuals and still have room, send them up! The Northlander should be running by then /fingers crossed/

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      4 months ago

      It’s actually the other way around. Things are getting so bad in Canada that emigration to the US is at a 10 year high

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        4 months ago

        I’m not sure if you completely missed my point or if hating Canada is so big a part of your identity now that you just can’t miss any opportunity to spread that Rusian and Chinese anti-Canadian propaganda.

        EDIT: 7 day old propaganda drone account.

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          4 months ago

          “everything I don’t like is propaganda” - Typical Lemmy user

          No, what I said is true. You’re Canadian, how do you not know this?

          Source: CBC

          Tens of thousands of Canadians are emigrating from Canada to the United States and the number of people packing up and moving south has hit a level not seen in 10 years or more, according to data compiled by CBC News.

          There’s nothing new about Canadians moving south of the 49th parallel for love, work or warmer weather, but the latest figures from the American Community Survey (ACS) suggest it’s now happening at a much higher rate than the historical average.

          http://cbc.ca/news/politics/canadians-moving-to-the-us-hits-10-year-high-1.7218479

          Actual reasons cited in the article: Lower taxes, higher wages, affordable housing, dislike of Trudeau’s politics, cheaper groceries, increasing crime rates, increasingly disappointing healthcare system, and warm weather

          Whether you agree or disagree with these reasons is irrelevant. The point is that trend is there and it’s accelerating. So to your tongue in cheek point about Americans mass migrating north, that likely won’t happen because the opposite trend is occurring as we speak.

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            4 months ago

            Nice straw man. Typical propagandist.

            Cost of Living in United States is 8.6% higher than in Canada (without rent)

            Cost of Living Including Rent in United States is 14.1% higher than in Canada

            Rent Prices in United States are 26.0% higher than in Canada

            Restaurant Prices in United States are 8.7% higher than in Canada

            Groceries Prices in United States are 5.2% higher than in Canada

            But by all means, go on spreading your propaganda.

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              4 months ago

              I’m not arguing for or against, I’m just pointing out the fact that emigration trend from Canada to the US is happening and it is at a 10 year high. I merely pointed out the reasons cited in the article as I clearly stated.

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                I live in Canada but have worked for US companies and worked internationally for 15 years. I would never, ever move to the US. Ever.

                My belief is that the people moving to the US are moving there for, “freedumb” (no realizing that Canadians enjoy more actual freedom and have better protection of their rights than Americans do) I’m more than ok with that.

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                  I don’t care, my point still stands. Your hatred of America or love for Canada is irrelevant, and so are your assumptions as to why people are moving (even they literally give you the reasons in the article). The fact remains that emigration from Canada to the US is at a 10 year high, is far above the historical average, and is increasing.

                  In the same year (2022), only 10k Americans immigrated to Canada. This is only 8% of the number of Canadians who emigrated to the US (126k), despite the US having 8.5x as many people.

                  Source: https://cis.org/North/Canada-Takes-Proportionately-Four-Times-Many-Legal-Immigrants-US

                  There’s clearly a very strong disconnect between what you’re trying to insinuate and what’s actually happening.

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                    I don’t hate the US. I love Canada. I understand that Canada is one of the best places in the world to live. Those who think they will be better in a country with less freedom, less rights, less safety, and a higher cost of living because they bought in to the right wing bullshit may very well be better off moving to the US. I know Canada will be better for it.