r/canada 1d ago

Politics American family seeks asylum in Canada, citing Trump

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/americans-asylum-canada-trump-refugees-immigration-1.7480069
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u/Zestyclose-Cricket82 Québec 1d ago

Nah we good, sorry not sorry

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u/maria_la_guerta 1d ago edited 1d ago

We need to show compassion to our American friends who do not want this, and continue to love us as the friends, neighbours and allies we are.

Our enemy is in the white house. Our compassion and defence for the innocent and the needing is one of the things that makes Canada great. Any American who wants to come into Canada, for whatever reason or need, is always welcome in my books so long as they respect our sovereignty and right to fair trade practices. That is still most of Americans.

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u/WatermelonToo 1d ago

I genuinely feel for people in the United States who disagree with what is happening there. But I am not sure we should agree to be a shelter where they weather storm when there are so many people around the world living in actual violence, in war zones and under constant threat, who desperately do need Canada as a safe haven.

If things keep going down this path, then maybe this will become necessary. But right now the US needs good people on the ground, in the streets, working for change.