Are you considering immigrating to Canada?

[Joe941]

I'm guessing this might be the last straw for many people. How hard is it?

[guillaumeb]

1. Are you fluent in French or English?

Can you support yourself?

2 important things to consider.

And do you really like snow?

[htuttle]

2. Fuck no

[JustAnotherGen]

3. Nope

Married an Italian Citizen, got my citizenship through him!

Stay strong! I'm not leaving yet. And when I do it will be for Costa Rica.

[Sophiegirl]

39. I'm with you. nt

[john657]

4. Nope,

we plan to live out the rest of our lives in our beloved Wyoming.

[ZZenith]

5. I will stay and fight for my country.

Thank you very much.

[mnhtnbb]

6. Canada won't take me, even though my father's family came from there.

I have contemplated going to France. One of our own DU'ers just moved there.

But I am retired and going through a divorce. I don't think I have the energy or patience to do a move abroad alone. Never say never, though.

[MontanaMama]

7. Good gawd no.

This is my country. We are at war. I’m not leaving.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. You better have a lot of money to invest or an essential skill.

To be eligible to become a permanent residence of Canada under the Federal Investor Immigration Program, you had to make an $800,000 investment. You would have had to prove your minimal net worth of at least twice as much, and that it was legally obtained.

[justhanginon]

34. RUH-ROH!!!!! I think I may see a slight problem.

[Joe941]

44. I don't think I will qualify then...

[TEB]

9. I'm staying to fight

[demmiblue]

10. No. n/t

[Jersey Devil]

11. I've already immigrated to North Carolina

Been here a little over 2 years now out of blue NJ and am still determined to turn it blue. The answer is not to run away but to stand and fight. Our Dems are fighting back now, hard.

[blm]

32. With you, my friend.

.

[FreepFryer]

12. LOL! Great line. (n/t)

[budkin]

13. No

Going to help the GOP go extinct.

[Boxerfan]

14. You can't change stupid.

And fighting it is well....You see a nice piece of that today. You can go to war here in America-where we are headed-or try for a better rate of sane people. Like almost anywhere else in the world.

I'm sorry-I've been looking with no real hope but I'd move my family overseas or Canada in a heartbeat if I could.

Not a coward just rational.

[BigDemVoter]

15. I already tried.

I cannot, as I am too old. . . . Goddamnit. I don't want to live here anymore.

[MountCleaners]

16. No way.

They have been saying for years that we're disrespectful of the troops and unpatriotic. It's important to say, "I'm an American too. I'm critical because I care about this country." I don't want that to get lost.

[MarcA]

17. Not that easy to get permanent residence elsewhere unless $$$$

Just ask the refugees.

[WillowTree]

18. It's not as easy as just crossing the border and renting an apartment.

[malchickiwick]

19. Nope. But I might consider emigrating there if things get worse, I'm a hockey fan.

As well as a grammar cop.

[moondust]

20. See if you're eligible.

http://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/come-canada-tool.html

[NoSmoke]

24. Good advice

There seems to be some misconceptions here about immigrating to Canada. It's not all that easy unless you have specific skills and the wait can be six months to a year if you qualify. You don't have to have a lot of money - in one category, you don't have to have any money at all. They use a points system based on a number of factors such as language skills, work experience and education - if you have enough points you will be invited to apply for Permanent Resident status (which has pretty much all the privileges of citizenship but you can't vote or run for office). I believe you can also retain your American citizenship if you wish (but that has tax implications).

And hey, it doesn't snow ALL year round

[moondust]

38. I looked into it years ago.

Probably in the early Bush/Cheney years, maybe after invading Iraq. Didn't qualify.

[marylandblue]

21. Right wing authoritarianism is rising around the world

Canada is not immune. The left will push back, starting here in the United States.

[Blue_true]

22. I am going to stay here and fight.

Fight the assholes at the polls, fight them in debates, wear better swimwear on the beaches and show their 1950's shit up, I will never surrender!!!!

[Revanchist]

23. If I had the money to immigrate anywhere

It would be New Zealand or Australia, Canada is too Damm cold

[NoSmoke]

25. And much of the US is

too hot and humid. I'd take cold over hot and humid any day. Winter sports BTW can be a lot of fun and a change in seasons is good for mental health.

[Puzzledtraveller]

31. Friend in Australia

trying to help her father to move there, she said somewhere in the area of 40k, total costs, this is actually someone who is American but married an Australian rock star, won't say who, but they are still touring the states, but making ends meet is hard even for him.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

33. Canada is too close anyway. If things go really bad here they will eventually get bored fucking up..

.... the US.

[struggle4progress]

26. No. Since the Nixon era, I've been convinced that the American rightwing

would pose a continuing danger, and that it remains our duty to oppose them

These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value ... http://www.ushistory.org/paine/crisis/c-01.htm

[DonViejo]

27. No. I'm an American. My country is in trouble...

I'm not going anywhere.

[RiverStone]

28. My children live here, and I will not give up the fight and run. FOCUS on BLUE wave 11/6

How does this OP help us win in November?

[FM123]

29. No.

You can't scare me I'm from Florida

[elleng]

30. Would, but for grandkids here.

[lindysalsagal]

35. Every day. I love canada.

[Roadside Attraction]

36. Too cold

I'm looking at Costa Rica or Mexico

[NeverTrumpDemocrat]

37. Emigrating to Canada?

No. The winters there are really long. And in the few warm months, when you might want to get out and enjoy the great outdoors? Black fly city!

[obnoxiousdrunk]

40. No Joe.

[Kaleva]

41. No. I wouldn't make the cut even if I wanted to move there.

[sarisataka]

42. Never been much of a runner

I don't think I'll start now

[greytdemocrat]

43. NO!