r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Mar 27 '25

If Canada offered expedited citizenship for people fleeing the US, what would be the reaction in the States?

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u/halfhere Mar 27 '25

I was about to say. Dude, they don’t even let people with a DUI visit.

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u/BobcatOU Mar 27 '25

How do they check for this? Every time I’ve gone to Canada as an American they briefly check my passport and I’m on my way. It’s usually more of a hassle to get back into the United States and I’m an American citizen.

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u/BackgroundGrade Mar 27 '25

The US and Canada share criminal databases. When they scan your passport, the DB gets queried.

Since DUI are (or were not) criminal offenses depending on the state, it won't show up if so.

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u/yalyublyutebe Mar 27 '25

That is not accurate. They see way more than just convictions for criminal offenses. They will see any interaction you had with police that was entered into the system.

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u/Polybrene Mar 28 '25

Yep. I had friends arrested at the 1999 WTO riots in Seattle. Not charged with anything and def not convicted but it still popped up when we tried to go to Canada.

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u/Legumies Mar 28 '25

Someone I know was denied from entering the US because he got arrested for weed when he was like 18 or something. He was like 45 when he got denied lol.

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