Sorry if this has been discussed before. I have been thinking about how fucked my family will be once he really starts rounding us up…and it hit me that the tariffs are likely not the incentive, but rather removing any options for people like me to escape.

I cant say i blame canada for hating us, but some of us really do not deserve what is going to happen to us. I live in fear in a way that i thought i had escaped when i escaped my extremist birth family and religion. I feel angry, scared, and helpless to protect myself and my partner.

Sorry it got dark. But i’m curious to know what others think of this.

  • megopieEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Honestly, if that’s the plan, it’s a dumb one.

    I doubt Canada would ever stop taking American asylum seekers due to Canadian public resentment of the American government.

    Like, even if you want to assume purely cynical motivations, taking in those who are the targets of regime in opposition to you is grade a propaganda fodder.

    And from a more honest perspective, the average Canadian is probably very understanding that anyone running from the regime is probably not someone who put it in power, and is thus very much on their side in the whole situation.

    Canada is, in general, extremely welcoming of immigrants, even those from extremely disparate cultures. A huge influx of people of a very similar culture is not going to generate any sort of major backlash from even conservative elements.

    The only really pressure point is probably going to be housing supply, but that’s an issue to be dealt with, not a reason to deny refugees entry, if it was, they wouldn’t be welcoming immigrants at one of the highest rates in the world.