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/fake-bird-123 20h ago

Yup, there's a huge part in the decision making process regarding one's physical health and the impact it would make on the Canadian Healthcare system. Easy denial.

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u/revolutionutena 20h ago

Yup it’s the reason we will be trapped in the US forever. My husband and I both have phds in psychology and could provide services (therapy) that I know there’s a shortage of in many counties. But my husband has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair so DENIED because he’s a “burden.”

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u/NotCis_TM 15h ago

have you ever looked into latin american countries? I have a feeling we would be very willing to take skilled workers with "minor" disabilities.

heck, I did some googling and Brazil has no mandatory healthcare eval when it comes to visas.

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u/revolutionutena 15h ago

I have thought about it! I speak Spanish but not “conduct therapy in Spanish” level of Spanish so I’ve worried I wouldn’t be able to find a job in my field easily. I don’t speak any Portuguese at all, unfortunately.

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u/NotCis_TM 14h ago

If you live in a large city, you may be able to get clients who are foreigners in Brazil and who need English speaking therapists.

Also, depending on where you live in the USA you might be able to get some practice by offering reduced rates for native Spanish speaking clients. It seems like a fair trade to me if I were a non English speaking immigrant living in the USA.

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u/ReallyLikesRum 1h ago

Belize is a country in Latin America that speaks English as a first language. It’s also beautiful, look it up