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Canada registers sixfold increase in US citizens seeking asylum in 2017
The Guardian ^
| November 14, 2018
| Martin Patriquin
Posted on 11/15/2018 3:57:15 AM PST by 4Runner
Tiroude and Gislyne are Haitians by birth and migrants by necessity.
The couple’s 18-month-old daughter, however, was born in Fort Lauderdale, and – as an American by birth – she is part of a growing number of US citizens seeking refuge in Canada.
In 2017, some 2,550 US citizens applied for asylum in Canada – an increase of more than sixfold from 2016 and the largest such number since at least 1994, according to data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Americans were the third largest contingent of asylum seekers in 2017, after Haitians and Nigerians. The vast majority are children born to Haitian parents, according to experts.
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The "US citizens" referred to in the article are all anchor babies.
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posted on
11/15/2018 3:57:15 AM PST
by
4Runner
To: 4Runner
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posted on
11/15/2018 3:59:51 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
To: 4Runner
Let them go.....we don’t want them here anyway.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:00:10 AM PST
by
Ouderkirk
(Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
To: 4Runner
The Guardian...of what? Bull sh##?
All 2,500.
There’s THREE TIMES more than that in the one caravan heading to the US alone!!
I wish it was 2.5 million.
Be glad to get rid of them.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:04:37 AM PST
by
dp0622
(The Left should know if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
To: 4Runner
So Canada gets as many asylum seekers in a year as we do in a day?
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:06:08 AM PST
by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys all aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: 4Runner
Still not enough are taking advantage of this escape hatch....
Perhaps many more may rely on the generosity of Canadians.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:10:11 AM PST
by
alloysteel
(In my defense, I was left unsupervised.)
To: alloysteel
Do you want to see how generous are the Canadians?
Do you have a chronic health condition, even high blood pressure?
Try applying for asylum
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:13:51 AM PST
by
silverleaf
(A man who kneels for the national anthem doesn't stand for much of anything)
To: 4Runner
Haitians?
You mean that worshiping the Devil and killing all the evil White people didn't turn the place into Wakanda?
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:13:54 AM PST
by
Aevery_Freeman
(An enemy invader does not become a citizen just because he breached the ramparts!)
To: Ouderkirk
“Let them go.....we don’t want them here anyway.” Yeh, in this instance I’m for an open border. An open gate to Canada for whoever that wants to leave the US 🤗!
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:16:52 AM PST
by
snoringbear
(,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
To: 4Runner
What made the 18 month old baby decide to ask for asylum? Oh the baby didn’t decide that, her illegal alien parents did. Trump wins. What a stupid article.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:17:35 AM PST
by
dead
(Give everyone in the migrant horde lawnmowers and Mexico will have beautiful grass.)
To: 4Runner
0.0016% of the population increased “sixfold” to 0.0017% of the population.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:19:57 AM PST
by
dead
( Give everyone in the migrant horde lawnmowers and Mexico will have beautiful grass.)
To: silverleaf
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:20:54 AM PST
by
jmacusa
(Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: 4Runner
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:21:53 AM PST
by
Vaquero
(Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you .)
To: 4Runner
None of these 23 Lying lunatic liberal “Celebrities” who said They Would Leave The Country If Trump Wins are a.ong them.
1. Jon Stewart
2. Chelsea Handler
3. Neve Campbell
4. Barry Diller
5. Lena Dunham
6. Keegan-Michael Key
7. Chloë Sevign
8. Al Sharpton
9. Natasha Lyonne
10. Eddie Griffin
11. Spike Lee
12. Amber Rose
13. Samuel L. Jackson
14. Cher
15. George Lopez
16. Barbra Streisand
17. Raven-Symoné
18. Whoopi Goldberg
19. Omari Hardwick
20. Miley Cyrus
21. Ruth Bader Ginsburg
22. Amy Schumer
23. Alec Baldwin
24. Michael Moore
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:24:32 AM PST
by
Sasparilla
( I'm Not Tired of Winning)
To: silverleaf
I have a Canadian daughter-in-law who you couldn't get to go back to Canada if you dragged her over the border. If you go to You Tube and put in “Canadian doctors schools US congressman’’ you will see how supercilious , arrogant and America hating Canadians are. I hate them.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:24:42 AM PST
by
jmacusa
(Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: silverleaf
“Asylum seekers” that will vacation here, no doubt.
Because that’s what asylum seekers do.
To: 4Runner
Well I guess you could say people that are enraged by President Donald J. Trump and go to Canada need an asylum, so to speak.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:41:02 AM PST
by
Spiridon
To: 4Runner
So what exactly is the definition of asylum these days? Why would a US citizen need to seek asylum in Canada?
To: 4Runner
To put this in perspective (instead of “ 6x growth!”), this is 0.00069% of the US population.
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:57:33 AM PST
by
MV=PY
(The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
To: 4Runner
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posted on
11/15/2018 4:57:54 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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