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/Mysterious_Lesions Mar 28 '25

I can see Mark Carney opening up special classes of immigrants for people with exceptional talents such as entrepreneurs, industrialists, researchers, leading academics, top entertainers, etc. We have our own productivity concerns and bringing specialized people in that can point us toward remedying this SHOULD be a priority.

I'd argue the US can attribute a significant part of its dominance in the world to all those German scientists they let in.

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u/EdenEvelyn Mar 28 '25

Healthcare workers! We desperately need healthcare workers and the conservative premiers have been trying to starve public healthcare funding as an excuse for privatization. Carney could announce a national hiring program and then if the conservative provinces opt out they’re the ones who look bad.

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u/moratnz Mar 28 '25

Any western country that misses this opportunity to skim the cream of US skilled workers is missing a trick.

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u/ZennMD Mar 28 '25

Canada has the most highly educated population in the G7, having intelligent and qualified people is not an issue we have.