In the aftermath of Donald Trump's upset victory over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in November, plenty of liberals made noises about moving north to Canada to get away from a presidency they can't accept, but they might be finding out that it's not as easy as they thought.

Canadian officials have been turning some anti-Trump liberals away from their borders because the leftist Americans fail to contribute to the Canadian economy, according to The Daily Caller. Canada's strict immigration rules don't allow just anyone to come through their borders.

When it comes to taking in permanent residents, Canada's government puts a priority on those who will help improve the country because of education, skills or wealth that will contribute to the Canadian economy. Those most welcome are people who "immigrate as a skilled worker," "immigrate by starting a business and creating jobs" or "immigrate by investing in the Canadian economy."

Canada's visa website cites a few different types of forms: the general form for workers, the business immigration form for those with management experience, and the family sponsorship form, or parent sponsorship, for parents and guardians.

The Daily Caller report contained one amusing story of a New York liberal upset about the November election looking into a permanent move north, only to be cruelly disappointed.

"After researching the Canadian immigration system," The Daily Caller pointed out, "the individual posted that he had determined that 'ironically,' as an artist who could not afford to buy property and only rented a loft in Brooklyn, Canada had no desire in taking him in." (Hard to believe any country could turn its back on a self-righteous starving artist from Brooklyn, isn't it?)

According to The Economist, Canada values those immigrants most who come to the country with an existing job offer. While the country does admit other immigrants, special priority is given to those who go to the country to work.

Of course, Canada has a special immigration policies for refugees facing danger from war or discrimination in their home countries — it has accepted about 40,000 Syrians refugees since 2015 for instance, or about four times as many as the United States took in under former President Obama. But it seems as if simply being against President Donald Trump is not enough.

When it first became clear that Trump had won the presidency, heavy use — apparently by U.S. citizens — crashed the Canadian immigration website, according to news reports from the time, and "move to Canada" became one of the top search items on Google. But it turns out Canada has higher standards than the standard Trump-haters probably ever expected.

Liberals really need to learn the way the world works.

I Agree, people do need to know more about the way the world works.

As someone with a passport who has traveled abroad on a few occasions and who has gone through the immigration process to bring a spouse to the US,, MOVING Is not as easy as many people think, though just VISITING is much easier.

pretty much the USA has the same standards for immigration as Canada,, they generally want proof a person has the means (or a sponsor with the means) to support themselves,,,,or that they are being sponsored by an employer

unless they are refugees fleeing some persecution

the days of 'coming to the US with nothing' are long gone,,,,,


thats why I always fantasized about moving to another country only if/when I was of a financial status to do so,, which may never happen.

thats why I always fantasized about moving to another country only if/when I was of a financial status to do so,, which may never happen
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Yep.. that good ole American money is hard to walk away from... isn't it.

Well, sometimes fantasies come true ;)

there is a difference between NEEDING money and being able to WALK AWAY from it

you need to HAVE something to leave it,,,

dude.......you know those **** indeed......surrounding you by meanlessness but hero like whom make it......if causes some mass social protest...........then Bang!~~~~~you knew it.........yes.....the fountain of youth.....but realy knucle drive in some time.............even the frost gum's USA crossing runnig was better more then 99 times.......

no one needs to leave due to a different point of view on most anything if not violent about it

but yeah there is always a but

if they whine and cry to the point of saying if something happens
they will leave then yes they should

why should they you ask

because they said they were

so you say

so people who say they are going to do something and dont are liars

so you say

liars are the least trustworthy people in the world at least with thieves and murderers you know what you are dealing with eventually

but yeah there it is again

with a liar you never know what you are dealing with they might even be a thief or a murderer and you could be next victim

so yes it will be along long time before i watch anything with certain liars that are performing in it ----

why you ask

because they are liars and i do my best not to support liars

kinda like the news reporting trump rolling back regulations on big
banks when the regulation he wants to stop are the ones on small
investors that say you cant sell your real estate holding unless you
hire a lawyer to write the contract

yes that is NOT wall street they already have lawyers it main street
or even rural America that may handle 5 or so properties a year

It doesn't belong to any of us. It is only in our care and we aren't doing a very good job.

Do you really believe that King Donald will be the phoenix? He does look a little like that bird.

Maybe they should leave together, maybe a little love nest in Venezuela.

I would suggest you graduate from the mirror, a most noble endeavor by the way, to a dictionary. Look up what it means to "represent". Also, look up "agent" and you will start to see a picture.

To start this ball rolling, to be represented is to declare incompetency to handle one's own affairs. A representative acts as agent for the principle and carries no blame as acts of the agent are acts of the principle. Once you understand these legal maxims, you can fathom what has happened. Their promises to your are to purchase your vote. Their promises to others are for the money to buy your vote. Their promises to themselves are to go with the money as that need is never ending and your vote will be for sell next term.

You seem to have no concept of "the people" but you have nailed "citizen" right on the head.

Canada, the 14th colony that rejected these united States so long ago.

Come on now,are we that naive to believe, that when some jumped up Celeb or or Politico says something in the heat of the moment,we are actually going take them on their word,these people just like to hear the sound of their own voices, and who cares whether they stay or go,it dose not make a blind bit of difference to us or the way we live,but there we go, OH dear! the world is going to end, Miss fancy knickers, and Mr Mouth, have threatened to leave-run for the Hills.

I am very vocal in my condemnation of many things in America. Many times I have been told, "If you don't like it here, go to Somalia (or some other 3rd world country)".

When they go on tv talk shows and post on social media saying they are leaving its not a heat of the moment statement

They planned it out and thought they were blackmailing people into voting a certain way

So basically they interfered in the U S election and should be held accountable for it.....either they need to leave or be held responsible for interfering in election by emotional celebrity blackmail

Not all the time.

The whole idea of politician is to represent the masses of majority in one place. A consolidation thru representation. Every person in the nation cannot lead the nation. Not because every person is incompetent but because it is impractical. Electing ONE person to represent the majority is the function of the politician.


Agreed.

A politician that enacts their own will concerning a nation or a majority is NOT an agent or a representative of that majority. They are an individual in the guise of an agent of the majority. Therefore they must carry the blame for acts not representing the will of the majority. This puts them in violation of the trust and dereliction to the duties of the position. This makes them unqualified to represent the nation majority.

how is it blackmail if someone else makes a decision about staying or leaving?

Well I'm native....so you should all get the hell off my land....just kidding. ;^)

BUT seriously.

As Americans we forget want makes our country so great. Imigrants have made America Great in the first place!!!

If your from the Middle East, we welcome you. But if you belive in Shira law, (which if you study is a military, legal and system of government) We don't want your type.

In Texas we have banned ANY system of law other than the laws of the Constitution and the constitution of the Republic of Texas...(We are by the way, a Country)

America will always be the land were an immigrant can show up and with dedication can make something of himself.

The only people who should leave are the ones who wish America failure. We don't want you and we won't make it easy for you to come into my country. It's how we protect our citizens. Peace out.

I think most of the people who have threatened to leave the U.S. have absolutely no idea of just how good they have it here... none what so ever.

I have..( for work) lived outside the U.S. and I can tell you that when you look at the U.S from the outside in...you really want to be there.. not where you are.

The things we take for granted, clean water, clean food, utilities, housing, roads, clean air, the ability to generate money, ect. ect, ect are not the norm in many parts of the world.

I mean if it sucks so bad.. why are all of the illegal aliens trying to stay here? .

But maybe I'm wrong.. maybe they do understand this as not one has made good on their comments to leave... not one.

talk is cheap... I guess

They said they were leaving if the Epson they didn't want to win won

That person won

They tried to use their not so fame to manipulate others to do a certain thing or else they will no longer be one of them

They didn't leave thus meaning it was an empty threat to get others to vote a specific way

So yes it is emotional blackmail

If they would actually leave then they would be credible but they did not so now they are liars that say whatever they can to try and get others to act a certain way

I guess they got put in there place