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Tyler, thanks for your entertaining and fun videos. My grandfather is a dual citizen but has never renewed his passport or anything and when asked to do so, he outright refuses. He says he hated living there. We live in the Vancouver area of Canada right now. My wife is finishing her registered nursing degree and we are considering moving to washington state, within an hour or so of the Canadian border on temporary work visas (TN1) for a few years. The main reason is the cost of living differences, mostly in housing but a lot of things are cheaper down there too. For example though, the costs of rent or to buy a house in the Vancouver area is insane - 1.5 million is generally a starting point. The cost of a detached house south of the border between Bellingham and Blaine starts around $400,000 ($500,000 CDN). If renting, it's crazy cheaper than here. \n\nThe area we are considering going to is very close to the canadian border, I've never heard of major violence problems in the area. Like one of the other comments you read, we're basically considering moving there to take advantage of a lower cost of living and higher salaries for a bit to try to get ahead. Living in the Vancouver area is such an absolute DRAIN on our finances that it is intolerable. If we didn't move to the US, we'd have to find another place in Canada to go to, but we do like the climate on the coast here. I'd actually just keep commuting to Canada daily to work in Canada since it's so close to the border, and writing the bar exam to be able to practice law in any US state except California, Massachusets, or New York is a pain in the backside to even be able to write it, let alone prepare for it. Just easier for me to keep working here unless we decided to try to make a permanent move somewhere further from the border.\n\nIf we decided to change our minds and apply to stay in the US in the future, there are a lot of the other considerations that other people have raised on top of my own ability to continue as a lawyer. Gun violence in the US is crazy, extreme polarized political views and increasing intolerance against diversity of race, culture, religion, (and while it doesnt affect us directly, it bothers us how LGBTQ people are increasingly targeted with backwards policies and by certain segments of the public), the health care system in canada has it's problems but it's also got it's strong points. We'll never go bankrupt because of a health care issue since we can move back to Canada IF it's ever a problem. Thankfully we are all pretty healthy so it shouldn't be much of a problem for a while at least. And we wouldn't even move there at all if her employment as a nurse doesn't offer health care and better pay than she can obtain here. \n\nOur kids will probably attend post-secondary (college/university) in Canada as dual citizens unless they get a scholarship to a top US school. The costs of post-secondary in Canada appears to be much cheaper than in the US and we have some good colleges/universities that consistently rank high globally.

I've been a caregiver for over 40 years and I just love it, but recently, I've been seeing a few people, including the HR Department and the people who hired me, try to surprise me bye popping up and the client was very upset because they didn't want to listen to her and a employee that was working with me,I wasn't aware of the problem situation that was going on, so basically I was set up with them saying that I wasn't taking care of the client honestly the client told them I've been helping them the most the employee said that I wasn't changing the client,,and I noticed that the trash Bin was being opened and I bought it attention to the client and she said be careful with the company and the co-worker that is working with us is lying on. Me and I brought it up to my supervisor and then she said that someone had said that I wasn't changing her underwear and she the client said that she would let the boss know but she came back from told me that I wasn't able to continue to work for them and I asked them why they said someone was coming from Africa to join their company and I Said that I'm not going to signing anything that is a lie ...

I'm in Mobile Alabama and half the population lives in trailer Parks while they build whole neighborhoods every year that go unpurchased and they keep hiring more police to chase the ever growing homeless population around the city pretending they're doing the lords work.\n\nSome of you think these Mexicans are going to take your jobs, but I ask you: what jobs? The rich have already taken everything from you, the only thing these Mexicans can do is make shit cheaper, but the rich wont let that price drop because investors want to see infinite growth, even if they have to tear it out of our corpses like a starving vulture.\n\nBut capitalism is what made this country great, right? Not unions fighting for a 40 hour week, the minimum wage jump from 40¢ to 75¢ in 1950, then over $1 by '56, effectively doubling wages that made America the most prosperous it had ever been. Not the Dwight D Eisenhower interstate system before auto lobbies rallied against the development of a national commuter rail system, giving the rails to 4 big companies that refuse to allow passenger cars on their rails without massive fees because freight has a higher profit margin. And certainly not pension funds before they were dissolved in favor of the 401k, and the social security politicians are constantly working to cut while ever increasing the retirement age past what most people will never live to now that 45% of our water is tainted with PFOAs that will have everyone born today die of liver cancer before the age of 65.\n\nIt was CAPITALISM that made this country! The same capitalism that claws back every penny it can from working class people. America was great DESPITE capitalism. UNDERSTAND THAT.

If you want US help then ask them to help you get your country back. Venezuela has the number one oil reserves in the world. \nI would let US get a small percentage of the oil but help me to export the oil and help to civilize the country. \nWhy not ???

So here is the solution, if someone is kicking your seat from behind more the 2-3 times, call a cabin crew and ask her to talk to that passanger who is doing that....and let them talk and you don't do anything...\nIf it happens again talk to the cabin crew only

Once it happened to me as well as I was departing the plane a girl suddenly stand in the passage to remove her bag I waited for a bit as people behind me where also waiting I asked her to excuse to give some roam to go out of the plane she didn't respondthe first time. I asked her to 2 3 time more on that she replied that before her no one will depart . I in my mind said beep beep your are going home to sleep with no drama in between ??? and waited for the queen to depart .\n\nMoral of the story : Choose your battles wisely there are some peoples who are mad and ready for battles ???especially women they won't let you win???

My advice for Canada:\n1 - obviously LOWER THE TAXES ! ... this is basically a SCAM! ... 30$/h may sounds good while in reality is less than 20$/h because of hidden fees(Taxes) ... YOU ARE SCAMMING PPL!\n\n2 - Its utterly stupid to ask for doctors and architects when you don't have a proper vacancy waiting for them, make the immigration process way easier , as soon as a vacancy represents itself act on it and get the ppl in, don't do all the licensing/registrations ... all that over kill process slow the whole thing down , let them learn by doing !! ... that would get the ball going way easier and way faster! , just make sure immigrants who are willing to do it have a good understanding of english.\n\n3 - Easy up on the registration/licensing process , not everything needs to be perfect , let the doctors, architects and technicians work as Interns Immediately or even Pre-Interns .... that way you would have more doctors and no body needs to wait for 2 years for a fkin CHECK UP! ... that is sooo buzzer and I bit its only getting worse!\n\n 4 - try make organized Social events to allow people to socialize better with each other and make friends or families...\n 5 - for the climate, doing nothing 9 months a year is stupid! and boring! , u must find a way to make inclosed warm facilities for newcomers and residents to enjoy.

No, they do bring up questions such as where are you from and you respond to them then they ask you where are you from originally, they are very nosi and by many means want to find answers for their curiosity, in Toronto no one even do eye contact let alone to be friendly or socializing, if someone approaches you is not out of friendliness, it's out of their curiosity and finding out information about you. If they hear you speaking in your native ? get mad and tell you here is Canada. You should speak English, that's not the reason, the reason is that they want to know what you are talking about and knowing about your personal business and conversation

Well people who say just let them in this is what you asked for and now you can have them at your property provide and look after each one

Hello i want to ask whose letter of employment did you attach under employment letter heading? \nBecause i saw inviters letter was attached in proof of funds\nPlease let me know thanks

The US doesn't owe any of them entry. No other country would just let you in. Just start asking for ID and deporting them back out. Ain't nothing free especially during a time of inflation.

“Why are we seeing this?” Well let’s see… 3 guesses and the first 2 down count. Hint: current administration is giving free everything to anyone that can step foot on US soil. No questions asked. “Here’s money, food, and an open ticket to anywhere. Your ?court date is sometime, 3 years in the future, if you wish to be deported. “ And you ask why they are running to none ports of entry?? Please!

Everyone wants to let everyone in until you ask those same ppl to support a random family ?. Hard to accept others when we have locals starving and homeless.

Let's brake into Venezuela.\nNow you see, things happen, that's why this country tries to fix things in other countries, because people ask for it.

In Texas it’s hard enough to get a job if you’re not bilingual. And by bilingual I mean strictly English and Spanish. French, German any other language doesn’t matter if you can speak it. Seams hypocritical if you ask me. But that’s the American policy.. we send our hard earned money to other countries to help them while we suffer and on top of that we now give our American jobs to immigrants so the can better themselves. Let’s forget about all the homeless vets. Nowadays a college education doesn’t even make a difference anymore. This is all going to get worse across the country because they all can’t stay in the border states. I can tell you the homicide rates in border states is already so high from these Hispanics. Soon the cartel will be running America and you’ll see 10 year olds walking around with machine guns and decapitated corpses laying in the streets.

What the heck is happening rn?! Honestly, everyone who allowed this bs will pay! The immigrants should only be going to those places. Not mine! We didn’t ask for it, YOU DID! YOU PAY! I don’t! EVERYONE NEXT YEAR CLAIM 200,000 ppl on your taxes! Let’s dance ? Which is actually less of you think about.. that’s being generous!

Let them in. Then when the want services ask for the green card or proof of citizenship. Oh don’t have that? Sorry.

Thank you liberals and democrats for letting this happen! My mom and dad came from Cuba when my dad wanted out he asked the Cuban government he didn’t sneak across the border like these idiots are doing and the Cuban government put him in a concentration camp for 3 years cutting sugar cane to work for his freedom then he got it and we flew to Spain where he worked his ass off for another 3 years to finally come to the states and when I grew up I gave thanks my joining the Marine Corps and defend this country as a thanks for letting us in and we been working our asses off ever since never once asking for public assistance or taking from this country we pay our taxes and do things the RIGHT WAY! We need Trump back in office we kick our vets out and let these people enter our country and go in our hotels screw that!

If that many people are fleeing their country then we gotta ask ourselves, why? America should had let them have free and fair elections and this probably wouldn’t be a huge issue. We’re paying for our wrong doings now, and many of us don’t like it.

Let's keep it real. She lives in the red neck part of Canada. If you don't know, ask someone.

this is a mess, but let's not blaming Biden because it was the same shit during Donald Trump. It's not fair Americans are barely making it. I don't think they understand that what is going on with the governments in their country and why are they so corrupt is the real question that we need to ask each other.

Let’s keep asking Biden about his Ice Cream?

I don't know how they even made it through Mexico. Is it because the Mexican government's getting paid or what? That's the question people don't ask. How did Mexican government let them through??

We need to ask ourselves why are these people running from their homes. What do we need to do to help these people. Quick to go to war over lies and we are suppose to be a nation that cares. I don't want to let all them in our country because this is our land and we don't know these peoples intentions but can we stop $ laundering for war and redirect our nation to help or atleast investigate.

The homeless are drugged out burn outs you wouldn’t give them a damn dollar if they asked you for one ? these people will work the lowest jobs with the worst pay that so many homeless Americans would never accept, the homeless would rather beg for money cause they’re too busy shooting up drugs ?yall act like y’all give a damn about homeless yall just don’t like immigrants and use homeless as a reason to not let them in, when was last time you gave a homeless a dollar? And when was last time you PAID a landscaper to fix your lawn? How much does a dollar cost? ?

They don’t look too tired or too angry if you ask me. Let it have been a crowd of tired ,hangry thugs with weapons. This can get ugly soon folks. It’s the Wild West down here. Nobody in that friendly protest had guns or weapons!!!! \nNow if they had weapons &begin to get violent the U.S. Military will have to step in. \nBut it was not needed here. Not this time. Protesting Immigrants won’t be so friendly next time!!!!

A Pakistan doctor in Mississauga close to Hurontario St. and Dundas also behave like this with her patients. When ask for something she says go to your country and get that. Who can take action against this type of cheap educated doctors. They should never let people from some bad societies and bad manners to behave like that.

Our precious government is willfully murdering our society and it’s values as we know it and as we speak! Question is? Wtf you gonna do about it????? A woman sued for asking what her child was going to be subjected to and forced to take part in against “her mothers will. “. Now I’m gonna stop and let that sink in for all you mothers asking questions because you are genuinely concerned and worried about your children.

Let’s trade our socialist liberals for people fleeing Venezuela. One for one swap. Ask a person fleeing Venezuela what they think of communism.

Let's ask ourselves why they are immigrating to the US en mass? It couldn't possibly be because of the sanctions imposed on by the US and it's oligarchs?

And the reporter asks, why are we seeing this now? Uhh because Biden and Kamala literally campaigned on this and promised it would happen ..all with the support of rich and powerful democrat politicians that won't even allow a small group of 50 illegalsin their neighborhoods but expect us to accept them with open arms and hearts...despite out skyrocketing crime, homelessness , inflation , rising unemployment , rising interest rates, shortage in critical supplies and resources.... \n\nIt's crazy that people still think Biden is doing a great job while claiming trump is a traitor despite having a single bit of proof... Let alone proof based on standards.

Ask someone who’s for open borders: “so how many immigrants should we let in? 10 million? 100 mill? Half a billion? What do you think a healthy US population is?”\n\nIncreased population causes increased competition, why do you think the Chinese or Indians get paid a few $$ a day? Perfect way to get Americans working for nothing.

Thank you democratic party. The democratic party has aloud this to happen. I say round them all up and send them back. Let them do it the right way not just run in and go on welfare and get free housing and health care. We can't take care of our own people how can we take care of millions of illegal immigrants? Just asking and saying

The news asking why ? well let’s see we’re in a horrible recession. Everything is extremely expensive. I can’t find affordable housing. I can’t find a good job.. just imagine how bad it is in South America… CNN stop being stupid

i have been submit form as you guide but ask money 29 dollar i already paid it and taken signature they give me 5-10 days working time let c what i will experience next\nyes i received call from abroad number thanks but let c what reality in future i experience i mention in comments

Someone told them that if they come and ask nicely, they’d be let in.\nFind that person and punish them

I watch the Congressional hearings with the director of Homeland Security repeatedly when asked if this was a problem he would not answer he would just diverting the question with statements that have nothing to do with the question asked.\nBut the one thing he kept repeating and making a point was that border patrol has apprehended countless numbers of Cuban and people from Venezuela and has denied entry into the United States she kept making the point of these two countries because he knows it's been especially and Venezuelans will definitely vote Republican because they come from communist socialist countries.\nIf I am wrong why would it be these were the two that he made the biggest point about just to let you know he also was talked about people from Haiti\nGo watch the videos of the hearing they were a joke

This is so fake , they will let you pay fees for 29$ to see if you are eligible and then give you an option of study permit with 1700$ . I asked them can you let me know Universities, they said you have to pay to get Universities name .they said you need LMIA in order to get work permit as if we don’t know that ???. Looks like have tied up with Universities ?

do you wanna to build a wall. \n lets make a plan to day! \ndon't wanna see the anymore \nwe'll have a door but lock it every day. \nIt will cost a lot of money \nbut that's fine \nwe'll get the usa to pay \ndo you wanna build a wall. \n \nDo you wanna build a wall \na lotta people think we can't \nwe can get it up and finish fast \njust ask poilievre \n(Poilievre) yes if we get the red take under way canada is quick \nwe can make things happen \nwe can build a wall \nand then we will have a liberal crying wave.

Nobody in Canada wants them and if we had our way, we'd send them right back and build a wall on the border site. This is what happens when you let a drama teacher run your country, you get conquered and out numbered. If you asked anyone on the street, they'd say the same thing. They should all be lined up against the wall smh

Let them in. Just let them in. And then ask them when they arrive: What now? No job, no home, no papers.\nProblem is not in migrants, its in your country and people. Those who give them jobs or take paid services from them should be jailed. Set the law: migrants without papers will be trialed and shot to death if found guilty. That should end your illegal migrant crisis.

the whole roxham road thing is stupid they say they need to be on canadian soil to seek assilum but every real boarder crossing is on canadian soil and they wont start off with a criminal record. but its funny so many of the ones that were let in are asking to be sent back to where they came from stating its to cold and they dont like the government.\n\nto the people driving them to the boarder should be charged with human trafficking

I’m the son of immigrants. However, my parents asked for asylum by going to us embassy in Bangkok Thailand. So born and raised in America. But when I see this it breaks my heart, on one hand I feel for those who want a better life for themselves. On the other, we cannot let this type of chaos unfold before our eyes. Is the solution a militarized wall that mirrors the Korean DMZ or West Bank barrier- maybe, I hope not, i prefer not to build walls but bridges of friendship, trade, problem solving, and unity. Overall I’m just frustrated.

Another question. I have trouble getting past the Contact information of the applicant. The Countries or territories of residence. It keeps asking me to redo the Countries or territories of residence section. I fill there current address which is China and they have citizenship there From 2019 (I check This is where I currently Live). Then I add Canada date from 2018 to 2019, fill status as visitor because they visited us then. And it never lets me Save and Continue. or Should I be filling from their birthdate(1950) for how long there have been living there and Add Canada dates? I thought it only wanted last 5 years...

the things I hate about not locking the door is hearing from your neighbor how the inside of your house is like when you had never personally let them in. if i was a hit-first-ask-question person, my neighbor would be sporting a shiner. lock your door no matter where you are.

This is what it's like when females ever middle Eastern countries & are asked to cover their hair & if they don't they are IMPRISONED!! He wasn't even arrested he was detained until they could gather more information & then let go. I think that is only fair. With our current climate of school attacks they take ANYTHING even perceived as a weapon incredibly serious. It shouldn't have to be like this & I feel for this young man. You could see how upset he is. ?

You don't need that knife these days .... also even if you wear one on religious grounds you can try to keep it discreet or concealed ....he's brandishing it like it's a sarkari school in a small Punjab pind ... also let me add.... he's politely complying because he knows it's an American police officer arresting him and those guys shoot first ask questions later....had it been India he and his other whackjob buddies would have attacked the police with edged weapons .... one officer had his hand decapitated by one of the nihangs in India thankfully doctors of PGIMER Chandigarh were able to attach it succesfully through surgery .

We contacted Karachi office. First they charged Rs.5000 for profile. Now asking for Rs.20,000 for assessment. Just asking for money for everything. Atleast let us know are we eligible or not.

Why don't u asked those who have children with them ( family man and woman), let hear their view too..

Ask the same question 10-15yrs from now. Lets see how many will give the same answer.