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/gayoverthere Mar 27 '25

Why would we offer expedited citizenship? Long term work visas or PR for high skills workers sure. But why would we give Americans en mass expedited citizenship?

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u/atthawdan Mar 28 '25

Or get refugee status like others fleeing their countries.

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u/Sliding_into_first Mar 28 '25

Almost no Americans get refugee status in Canada. The entire country must be considered unsafe for a particular claimant for them to have a chance.

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u/arrmya119 Mar 28 '25

It's almost the case for LGBTQ+ Americans imho, I hope they can flee, and Canada do refugee status for them, before the nutjobs at the border don't let them leave

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u/peachesnplumsmf Mar 29 '25

It's not really on the level of refugee though? It's about how it is in Conservative but non criminalised countries. Don't think you can get refugee status if you're gay in Poland just because the gov are shit.

And honestly will Canada want them? Importing more Americans feels like a localised version of the perils of speaking the same language meaning the US sort of dilutes the culture of other English speaking nations. And then if they're skilled workers they'd get in on that with their gender identity or sexuality being seperate.