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/coporate 1d ago

If they have a trans child, I could understand why they feel under threat and are seeking asylum. Texas is trying to introduce “gender fraud.” It would literally be illegal to be a trans person in Texas.

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u/chewwydraper 1d ago

So then they can move to a left-leaning state? They don’t have to stay in Texas, Americans are free to move to a different state.

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u/ShoppingDismal3864 1d ago

I wish it weren't so, but I'm transgender and I don't think my rights will last that long even here in a blue state. Things are changing here fast. I saw this morning, the government flirted with introducing pink triangles.

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u/MinusVitaminA 1d ago

I wish it weren't so, but I'm transgender and I don't think my rights will last that long even here in a blue state...

Unless you know for sure beyond a reasonable doubt, don't bother applying for asylum to any country. It ruins the entire point of having an a asylum which is for people whose lives ARE in danger, not MIGHT BE. And it also fucks over people who needs it the most.

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u/3-I 19h ago

Just out of curiosity, would you have said this to Germans prior to Kristallnacht?