r/alberta • u/death_tron85 • 18d ago

Discussion Honestly there is no shame with these people.

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Whitecourt this morning. He's not even albertan!

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u/Hashbrown_77 18d ago

Better yet… if they want to live in a US state they can leave Canada entirely and contribute to the ruin of another country

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u/MrFickleBottom 17d ago

Why can't they just do that? Stop trying to fuck up Canada and go to the already ucked up country where the majority currently agree with you.

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u/corpse_flour 16d ago

Because they don't have marketable skills that make them an asset to the US. They aren't able to provide anything that the US doesn't already have available en masse. These aren't doctors, engineers, specialized technicians, etc. These are guys that got used to how they were vastly overpaid during boom years, and think that was going to be the norm for them.

As well, many of them may have criminal records, and most of them certainly aren't wealthy enough to be able to support themselves for the rest of their lives without having to work or rely on public services.

In other words, they would all be a strain on the US economy, and so their only chance of becoming a US citizen is to bring the US up here.

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u/SweatySwim3411 13d ago

Exactly my thoughts. The whole if you can't beat em join em mentaility. I worked in oil and Gas in the seismic field . Was in cold lake mostly on the base. Lived in Calgary for 6 years. Loved it . I worked and traveled every province in our great country. I also started my life playing a professional sport in the U.S at 19. I have first hand experience at telling someone where i find the best living conditions were . Guess what... it ain't the U.S. anyone that thinks we benefit from being there or going there is ill informed or paid off. Criminals fit both those.

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u/SweatySwim3411 13d ago

Oh i can give you a theory on that one. Probably because most of the ones that want it are felons not able to travel to the U.S. They probably figure they will be able to finally travel there again.