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There are now quite a few news stories in Canada of immigrants leaving the country - some back home and others to the USA and other places. Many just get a Canadian passport and then leave. There are public health care and pensions, so it can be an asset and also a convenient travel document to have. A lot of Canadian university graduates have a very hard time finding work in their fields and a lot of them look to the US for a better future. Both immigration and unemployment in Canada are much higher that in the US - so more people are chasing fewer jobs that often pay less and are taxed more than in the USA. Opportunities are generally a lot fewer in Canada than the US, and the business environment is not as favourable, and taxes significantly higher. You would be getting some of the entrepreneurs from Canada moving to the US for more favourable conditions as well to launch a business and also now a lot more rich investor types, so-called high net worth individuals wanting to relocate, because they just raised the capital gains tax in Canada. Capital gains is also triggered on inheritance in Canada with a deemed sale of property and assets, so rich people would prefer the American system and want to be residents there for tax purposes and have their assets grow in value in the US compared to Canada. There are very large numbers of foreign students and other categories of immigrants which may have as their goal going to the US after getting a temporary visa to Canada which is easy to get - maybe something like half a million to a million people in those categories depending on the year, plus around another half million regular immigrants and refugees now. The Trudeau administration has increased immigration to record numbers. It has been steadily going up over the years for several decades since 1990. Because of family re-unification it can have a snowball effect and could significantly exceed 1 million per year. A lot of the sending countries have much larger populations than Canada, so there are a lot more that can be potentially sent to Canada in the future. About 1/4 of the population of Canada has been added in the past few decades. Add to that visitors and temporary visas - that is a lot of people potentially moving to the US. Before the 1990s Canadians visiting the US were not required to have a passport and a drivers' license or birth certificate was adequate. Now a passport is required. It is impossible to effectively control the long Canada-US border, so there could be some unified policies in that area agreed on between Canada and the USA on immigration and refugees. Canada currently has a very open immigration policy with the government actively seeking out more immigration beyond its current processing capacity and trying to take rejected immigrants from other countries. The Canadian government, especially in recent years under Trudeau is immigration hungry. It might be the only country in the world doing that. What some news reports are now saying is that some immigrants are actually leaving, since they find it so difficult in Canada and some are worse off than they were in the countries they came from, which were considered to be less developed than Canada. \nWashington currently has more immigration controls and administrative competencies than Ottawa, so US pressure and influence is a faster way to get reforms into the system than waiting for local politicians to do anything, which is unlikely. Canada is seen by some as a backdoor into the US. Biden's immigration policies could be seen as very conservative in Canada compared to Trudeau's. It used to be in the news about how refugees were trying to get to Canada and walking across the border in Quebec and out west from the US earlier, but now there are more news stories of immigrants leaving Canada trying to go the other way, probably due to high costs and unemployment because the government took in more people than it could absorb into the economy. They have the idea that immigration drives GDP growth so that they can borrow and spend more, expand the civil service, etc. without making any cutbacks or efficiencies, supposedly without the Debt to GDP ratio getting worse, just by bringing in more people as if that would drive the economy. A lot depends on who you bring in as well. Are they going to go on welfare, are they going to increase crime, will they somehow contribute to society, are they a net tax benefit or cost in terms of government services, will they invest money, will they start a business and create jobs for others ? Those issues do not factor into government decision making in Canada for the most part. Ontario Premier Doug Ford did say there were too many foreign students. It is bad planning not to consider those factors since there are other costs that grow with those policies as well, and infrastructure has to be expanded. I think that the real immigration numbers to Canada are not transparent or made public, nor are the costs involved, if anyone even knows what they are. Nor is the impact on crime. You can guess from what the reports are in other countries. The Fraser Institute has made some estimates on the net costs of immigration to the government budget a few years ago, which were very high and which by now have increased - the cost equivalent of several new aircraft carriers each year. They are big numbers which are not publicized, but it amounts to the fact that immigration is subsidized by the taxpayers in Canada and it is not paying for our pensions as an ageing society as has been claimed. There is less money for education, health care and pensions per person, and those social benefits will probably have to be reduced over time. Social programs can only be delivered to the extent that the government has money. The bigger social system a county has, the more such immigration policies are going to cost. Trudeau has been expanding various social programs as well, so higher taxes and debt are likely with that approach. Then more productive people and companies will want to leave Canada and go to the US. Probably the government does not know what the actual numbers and costs are and doesn't actively keep track of that information beyond what is required. Probably nobody knows what the true immigration figures and their associated costs are in Canada, and hardly anyone has even studied those issues. If they can just walk across the US border and get papers so easily making an asylum claim, it is not surprising, since it would take them longer to get a regular visa and work permit if they did it legally. You could call that a loophole in the US immigration system which is being exploited. The US is better governed in general and has a better system in many ways, but I am not sure if it is the same on that. People have arrived on boats and have not been sent back. At least in the US you have more open information about those issues. In Canada it is hard to find out anything about it. Deportations from Canada are very few. \nOn other issues in Canada when voting in federal elections you have to show a government issued photo ID like a drivers' license or passport to vote and bring a card that was mailed out to eligible voters that gets updated addresses when a person files their taxes. I have never heard of mail-in ballots in Canada, but there are remote areas of the country in the far north who may have special system for voting. It is easier to get a Canadian citizenship than US and many more citizenships are handed out in Canada each year in proportion to the population than in the US. Canadian might be one of the easiest citizenships to get in the world. The official line now is that it is a country of immigrants. Based on current trends, will very little opposition to it in the parliament and most MPs supporting it, future immigration to Canada could increase to several million per year because of the rapid growth of population in the world, and the momentum already growing of immigration to Canada, so it may change significantly in the future. Historically around the world you can see many examples that country names, borders, flags and languages change over time with population changes, so it might not be called Canada anymore in 50-100 years. For example, Bulgaria used to be called Thrace which had been a powerful kingdom in antiquity and had a different language which is barely known about anymore. Over the past 2,000 years it has gone through a number of changes and had various regimes governing it, has been independent and also part of several different empires. Canada has only been a country for a short time in comparison and has been been going through significant changes. Trudeau has said that Canada is a post-national country. Canada is also going through a period of critical self-examination and deconstruction-revisionism. A lot of what had been viewed as positive from its history now is seen more critically, with re-naming and removing historical figures now seen as negative.\nDiscussing immigration policy critically is considered by many to be taboo in Canada, unless a person is saying good things about it in general. You can hear people say that the government isn't processing enough people, for example, but not often that there are too many or that it costs a lot of money. The trend of migration from Canada to the US would only increase much more in the future as it is going currently, and its role as a stepping stone to migration to the US could increase. The way this would be seen by many in Canada is that they are losing valuable people to the USA whom they consider assets, since a lot of officials have been trying to bring in more people into the country, but not everyone wants to stay in Canada nowadays because of a lack of jobs and opportunities. Canada is quite laissez-faire about migration, with Toronto being a sanctuary city as well.

Decades ago real worker ID nearly passed but the rich would’ve had to pay a fair wage to all the menial jobs they require for their lavish lifestyles.\n\nReal worker ID with SERIOUS penalties AND jail time anyone hiring workers with Real Worker ID would STOP all of this crap accompanied with ceasing the stealing & abuse of our tax dollars to support this crap.

I'm so sick of this crap. Everyone is getting rich off of sending needy people, drugs, slave labor, child Prosti****s, into our nation, at the expense of OUR poor, jobs, and taxes, strain on our system and programs. \nMore than half of the nation is livid over this, yet they claim that there is no political will to do anything. \nNERO IS FIDDLING WHILE AMERICA BURNS.

I thought Newyork city was for the rich, not for the poor people that can't afford, unaffordable rents, housing accommodations.

Only the US Government can Stop Illegal immigrants, Drug’s and homelessness from entering into America, but the Federal government doesn’t want to stop it. Think about it. Americans will pay dearly..I just want the rich to pay as well..

The first batch of demons got to use black people for wealth and pleasure and to build the country and now their letting foreigners that want a go at it get their feel for whatevers salvageable and finish it off..all foreign business owners in America got rich off of black money.

Well, I'd like to do the right thing and outline what's happening here but I don't yet have set-for-life money and yt/g***le algos are scanning comments... All I can say is, the solution in America has only ever been to be rich. Be able to afford to move. If you live in a nice area that is middle class... its days are numbered. Prepare to have to move. That's all. Good luck.

Thank this Illegitimate Administration. Especially our border czar for helping these criminals get into our country & get rich off of Our Backs.

Working class and working poor Americans are lazy, slow and don't want to work. When they do they want to get paid too much for someone who has an average or below i.q. Why should rich people & Corporations be extorted when they can hire immigrants much cheaper.

As a legal immigrant working in US on h1b I can’t get citizenship in my life time, thanks for the wait time of h1b…. But these illegal immigrants gets citizenship in a couple of years..most of these are not in terrible situation but just want to get rich… Take care USA vote Trump…!!!

This is all part of the great reset/replacement: \n\nGovernments look the other way while migrants pour into the US. \n\nThen US government grants the migrants citizenship and they vote for the left permanently installing leftist rule. \n\nThe country then goes bankrupt and must initiate new reforms that keep the elites rich and in power and the broke and hungry masses under control.

CARTELS GETTING RICH OFF HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Nothing is gonna change people absolutely nothing. Only when this country finally goes bankrupt from spending more money than they take in with these liberal policies! It will be a sad day because it will make the Great Depression look like a cakewalk! Anybody knows that when you spend more money than you take in owe, you might be able to shuffle and re-shuffle around like they’ve been doing and borrowing more but eventually, you’ll be cut off and bankruptcy happens! Maybe that’s by design and what the super rich really wants all along is for them to own the country and then we will be their slaves! There is still a little time left to save this place

This is what happens when the United States is the main culprit. You ( the US ) are guilty of distabilizing all the countries where all these immigrants come from by stealing their resources, setting up dictatorships and narcostates making a few criminals super rich and the rest of the population left without opportunities to get ahead in life. \nYou reap what you sow.

I am from Rich Class in India. I will not go there.

New york city failed so much no space at all any more Canada do not care about it giving visa free they should finger print visitors keep them not allowed crossing places United States of America should not help at all Canadian with army should deal them self Push back united state of America arrest all people send them back home from South and north new york city more immigrants come regular people suffering more than ever you can see on the street who grew up on born in New York City they cannot even get food the more hungry than immigrants immigrants get more money than regular people working at the supermarket even people at disability a shame of New York City the government mayor and the governor in this country corrupt new york city new Yorkers not going to benefit anything $1400 too much People who work killing back neck some get anxiety depression work or people on disability issues have Workers in city $2125 working at supermarket a month some people on disability SSI get $789 to $1055 dollars lower $1159-1400 social security disability working years immediately immigrations $1400 cards free hotel how long going be rich will leave New York City not want to pay taxes middle class people will get pissed money not police Sanitation and parks better to immigrants who cross with papers American dream is flashing to the toilet goodbye

Their illegal aliens coming at the ask of corporations needing true wage slave for their sweat shops not caring about what happens to them on the way here making human trafficking cartels rich.

It’s not a “humanitarian crisis” it’s a democrat policy crisis. The cartel people really got rich off of the crisis too. The only ones making bank in this terrible economy.

I'm sry your countries are shot, I really am. US had the same problem, but our ancestors fought to make it free and awsome. Stay and fight, for your country's future. Fight the cartels and corruption!! NY is going bankrupt, the rich don't pay for them.

Between drug and migrant trafficking, we are really making these cartels rich!

the indigenous people have been putting up with immigrant's bs for hundreds of years ? you should be grateful for the opportunity to live n befit from living on indigenous people's lands ffs maybe if your people would have chosen to be more like my peoples use to be, instead of the money hunger pigs/greedy, this wouldn't be a problem. js thats rich coming from immigrant

I must have been unsubbed by the overloads cuz i just had to re sub. This was there plan from 4 years ago. Dems love to destroy the country so only rich ppl will survive. They will forget all about the illegals when they get the vote. They are trying to steal this election again cuz they know they can’t beat trump legitimately. Trump for America ??

hey USA we have about 5 million more in Canada we would like to send to you, open your doors wide = wonder who is getting rich off this

Send 'em back Cash! They arent all fleeing poverty. America has always been where the EU and others come to try to get rich.

Just bring them to California I live in California born and raised here, I am 63 years old. Let me tell you something about life in America for an average person not a rich person not a person with privileges. Just an average guy can’t afford to live here. The cost of living is out of control. Have you seen the cost of rents in California, have you seen the cost of The price of a house have you seen gas prices? Have you seen food prices but yet our wonderful governor Gavin Newsom insisted on a raise to $20 an hour for fast food workers and pizza delivery drivers so what did Pizza Hut do? They fired all their Pizza delivery drivers. I just put that in there because nothing makes sense, this is the only thing that makes any sense. You either have money or you don’t have money.\nSee you later that’s it. Bring them to California. They’ll fit right in. There’s nothing but immigrants here now anyway.

The rich, giant corporations, banks, developers and landlords LOVE being in Canada. They're making a KILLING, and where all paying for it.

They had a peaceful rich land until they started a war

That is so true sister .Canada is a great beautiful country but it is for rich people only .\nToo many taxes and life is very expensive to a point nobody can save anything for his retirement.And this is why 90% of men i met i canada cant get married or have a girlfriend because they can't simply afford it .

?Rich Arabs won't take one refugee ? EUROPE you're up

No, Canadians don't want immigration. Only the wealthy elite do. Exploiting many people is what makes them rich.

But why African people leaving their countries instead of coming together, find ways to fix their countries? Confront their criminal leaders. Why so much stress trying to immigrate to white countries whereas we have our own rich countries? Its not like we lazy or anything like that. Is it a crime to build our own land?

Indians complaining about fraud...NOW THATS RICH! LOL!!

Because you a rich you dont what the poor people in you place shame you

But still the rich Arab nations are mostly quiet in their condemnations. They are still largely tied with the states whom they support. Unfortunately the Arab Royals are a bunch of Munafiqs who'll just say whatever's required to their benefit.

Palestinians would be happy to go to rich Arabs countries but non of Arabs countries let them in.

We don't have enough housing for the population already there, a health system that prioritizes the rich and a lack of jobs, especially paid jobs. Let them start making change in their own countries. It's hard enough living here for us!

That's rich coming from a country that still beheads people, and charges rape victims with adultery.

Salaam. \nPlease help to all affecties of overseas, pakistanies those invest in Eden housing society, pak Arab housing society . All people demand plots but the corrupt system are not serious to provide plots and current value of plots. Now nab demand original files from poor affecties. I request to all rich families, Chief of army staff, president , senior advocates, Farooq naik, iftekhar khosa, NAB , LDA ,POLICE, HIGH COURT , CIVIL COURT, NAB COURT, WOLD INTERNATIONAL COURTS , PRESIDENT OF USA , PRESIDENT OF RASSIA, PRESIDENT OF TURKEY,PRESIDENT OF CHINA, world bank, imf, Saudia, Turkey, china, usa, great NGOs , human Rights , eminity international all develop countries plz help and oblige such people those living on rent they have no money to pay bills no money for diet, no money for courts.\nPlz strict action against all criminals , their facilatotors AND PROVIDE ON GROUND PLOTS AND CURRENT VALUE 2 CRORE TO EVERY AFFECTIES OF ALL HOUSING SOCIETIES\nPlz people are worry about their loving son, daughters, they have no proper matches because they r living on rent.\nWHY NAB CHAIRMAN, DG DEMAND ORGINAL FILES FROM POOR FAMILIS. THIS IS NOT JUSTICE. THIS IS CLEARLY OBLIGE THE CORRUPT CRIMINALS...\nYA ALLAH MADAD KAR

I like immigrants, who wanna move here for a new life.\n\nBut foreign students suck, come drive up prices and leave with the education bringing nothing but money for the rich for Canada

I thought white people *LOVE* Indians and their rich culture. Well….you got what you wished for ?

Not to worry, more room for money launderers, gangsters, and children of rich corrupt government officials.

Remember to tell. DONALD TRUMP.. That these people are citizens of Venezuela and NOT AFRICANS as he likes to say and they are not Prison Breakaways or Lunatic Assylums.Seekers or Escapees.....These same problems is in the UK....the whole main highway across the Hyde Park in middle of London has been turned to tent houses, in the Grassland that is Supposed to Depict the green areas. Now the whole of the UK last Week Converged in . Parliament to Discuss how to tackle it....And it was in a Bipartisan way....So let the USA please take note to Follow Suite. That is how a National Problem is Supposed to be tackled...Collectively....This is a worldwide invasion to the Rich Developed Western Worlds to all over Europe and America its also going on to Asia Japan Korean countrysides, Australia and New Zealand...This is a Situation that should be Resisted, Tackled, and Sort out Collectively between every one in and out of government

Muslim oil made u very rich

The government fault... the rich is getting rich while poor is broke..

Canada is a wonderful country with a rich culture and strong values that have been cultivated over centuries. While there are economic challenges that need addressing, the nation’s cultural heritage is truly remarkable.

If you think this you can leave the country like the rest of you babish losers that have rich parents paying there every bill like legit Canada in not gonna fall or some sheet you people know nothing about how countries and how they change and all over time. Grow up please. Please beg of growing up.

The best way to live , without worrying about internet connection or having a phone or hoping we going to be able to pay our bills at the end of the month. Right now we are worst of then these people by letting the corrupt and rich control our lives

It’s funny because immigrants gets more help and live more rich then actual Canadians were struggling, I think it’s be easier if immigrants just left maybe you’ll get more help going back to where all immigrants came from.

Russia and China: “You see the reason your people are poor with no clothes is because of Western imperialism, if it weren’t for those Western imperialists you would be rich.”\nPrimitive tribe: ? “WAKA WAKA WOOLI?!?!”

*When someone becomes rich, a lot of things change. Lifestyle upgrades, new social circles, and different financial responsibilities are just the beginning.*