If only the US Border Patrol would treat Canada as fictional, instead of wasting taxpayer money trying to obstruct migrants from going there. (Exempting when it's dangerous, like during the winter.) We're entering a new era where the United States is now just a "walk over" country for getting to Canada.
"Once again, the Plattsburgh area is at a migration crossroads [for those going to Canada]. Anyone living near the border can attest to it. [...] Rowe has recorded dozens of migrants passing [...] In January, he witnessed an incident in real time: in his driveway, a swarm of US Border Patrol officers arrested a migrant who had arrived by Uber. The car had been called to Rowe’s driveway in broad daylight—not a usual sight in a world where everyone tries to stay hidden."
This was, of course, before Trump's measures being fully realized. But I expect they're probably still wasting resources on stopping Canadian bound migrants (where applicable at the border). I know Carney has slowed things down a little with respect to immigration to The Great White North, for the sake of letting housing catch up. But Carney is
still committed to Trudeau's goals.
Migrants Follow Risky Path into Canada as US Deportation Threats Grow
https://thewalrus.ca/migrant-crossings-i...eats-grow/
EXCERPT: Any talk of American politics would be foreign to Rolana, a sixty-two-year-old teacher from Haiti, a country overrun by street gangs. On Christmas Eve, she arrived at the Sunoco station in Plattsburgh with two large suitcases on wheels and a hand-held bag. She had hopes for a new start in Quebec, where she imagined living and working in her native language.
“I want to enter Canada,” she said in French before climbing into her Uber at sundown. “I am an immigrant because Haiti is very difficult.” The school she ran in a suburb of Port-au-Prince was broken into. After that, she left for the US in 2023 and stayed with relatives in several cities before deciding to head north.
“I know that maybe I’ll be more at ease in Canada with my French. All my life, I’ve been a teacher,” she said. “I’ll listen to my cousin, who advised me to settle in Canada.”
Jul 16, 2025 08:29 PM
(This post was last modified: Jul 16, 2025 09:11 PM by Magical Realist.)
