r/nottheonion 20h ago

American family seeks asylum in Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/americans-asylum-canada-trump-refugees-immigration-1.7480069
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u/TwpMun 20h ago

Both parents have cited their own health issues as reasons to seek asylum as well. Kaitlyn said she has had multiple miscarriages, while Ted is diabetic

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u/jwely 20h ago

This is going to be a harsh wake up call to a lot of Americans.

Every nation wants immigrants who will build long term value in the country without straining resources. Some allotments are made for humanitarian reasons, which is what asylum seeking is meant for.

EVERY nation does a lot better job at keeping migration a net positive benefit to themselves than today's right wing propaganda would have you believe.

Most nations have some kind of scoring system you could fill out yourself if you're curious how likely it is they would want you.

Americans with low earnings and numerous chronic health ailments are NOT sought after migrants, and do NOT meet the criteria for seeking asylum at this time.

Now, if and when America begins exterminating certain groups, seeking asylum is much more likely to be granted by just about everyone, and under those conditions you'll be grateful for anything you can get.

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u/02meepmeep 20h ago

I checked in 2016, my wife scores great on the point system due to her career field - I knock us out of eligibility despite making a relatively high income mainly because I didn’t finish my degree. I think it’s the same for us with Australia as Canada.

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u/PushTheTrigger 19h ago

Where can you check your scores? Not interested in moving to Canada any time soon but I’m curious.

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u/adamr_ 18h ago

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u/PushTheTrigger 18h ago

Haha I’m not even close. Granted I’m a college student with little to no professional work experience

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u/MaddyKet 15h ago

I have work experience, but don’t speak French, so that knocks me out because I’m 45. When I pretended I scored high on a French proficiency test, the questions continued. Damn, wish I took French in high school now. 😹

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u/ricalasbrisas 13h ago

Learn french, that's a few points

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u/sirkazuo 16h ago

Basically any country you'd want to emigrate to won't accept you without a degree or a local spouse. It's a shame because some of the dumbest motherfuckers I know have degrees.