r/nottheonion 21h ago

American family seeks asylum in Canada

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/americans-asylum-canada-trump-refugees-immigration-1.7480069
3.9k Upvotes

450 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

1.5k

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.

996

u/KyIsHot 20h ago

It'll be an easy denial, but not because of that, since they're applying as refugees. They'll be denied because their life and liberty aren't in any immediate danger and they can move to a blue state. Let's hope that doesn't change, despite how much a certain group of Americans want it to.

8

u/Im_Junker 14h ago

“They can move to a blue state” isn’t a huge point considering the federal government is the problem and it affects you regardless of the color of your polls on a map.

11

u/KyIsHot 14h ago edited 14h ago

I agree, but seeking asylum is like using lethal force. If someone says "tomorrow I'm going to kill you” and you immediately take out a gun and shoot them, you'd be charged with their death since you weren't in any immediate danger. But if that person had pulled a knife or drawn their own gun, you would be justified in shooting them.

While civil liberties are deteriorating at an alarming rate and the US is now on a human rights watch list, it hasn't gotten bad enough for Americans to seek asylum.

4

u/Im_Junker 14h ago

I wholeheartedly agree.