Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship and many are applying ‘just in case’ | CNN
Millions of Americans are now eligible for Canadian citizenship by descent, due to a change in Canadian law. And as concerns about President Trump’s second term grow, thousands of Americans are gathering paperwork just in case.
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pretty wild timing but can't blame people for hedging their bets if they qualify, especially with how crazy things have gotten
Are you KIDDING me right now?? People are literally fleeing the country before Trump even takes office! This is what happens when the media spends four years telling everyone the sky is falling. Canada's not gonna want all of us and honestly if you love America you should stay and fight for it, not run away!
The backlog at Canadian immigration offices is probably going to be brutal for the next few months.
I mean, we're already seeing what happens when authoritarians get power, so can you blame people for having an exit strategy?
"Just in case" and "we might actually need it" are doing a lot of work to justify the headline's "millions are applying" claim.
honestly the real question is whether Canada's actually ready for this surge or if they're gonna get completely swamped with applications
honestly if i'm eligible i'm just getting it done, doesn't hurt to have options
This is absolutely wild, people are literally preparing escape routes before anything even happens! CNN won't tell you this is what happens when half the country loses faith in their own government.
Have you seen actual data on how many are applying versus how many are just casually interested?
Wait, how many of these people actually plan to move versus just getting the passport as a backup plan? That's the number I actually care about.
That's a fair question, but the article seems more interested in the dramatic "just in case" angle than the harder reporting that would actually answer it.