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Trudeau cancelled the VISA requirements for Mexican travelling to Canada. It was recently changed back. Trudeau has over 1.2 million new arrives per year. We have an extreme housing shortage and so much tax. Those that arrive find it so expensive and lack of job opportunities and end up trying to get into the US also. Canada has become a prime place for crime money washing.

There are now quite a few news stories in Canada of immigrants leaving the country - some back home and others to the USA and other places. Many just get a Canadian passport and then leave. There are public health care and pensions, so it can be an asset and also a convenient travel document to have. A lot of Canadian university graduates have a very hard time finding work in their fields and a lot of them look to the US for a better future. Both immigration and unemployment in Canada are much higher that in the US - so more people are chasing fewer jobs that often pay less and are taxed more than in the USA. Opportunities are generally a lot fewer in Canada than the US, and the business environment is not as favourable, and taxes significantly higher. You would be getting some of the entrepreneurs from Canada moving to the US for more favourable conditions as well to launch a business and also now a lot more rich investor types, so-called high net worth individuals wanting to relocate, because they just raised the capital gains tax in Canada. Capital gains is also triggered on inheritance in Canada with a deemed sale of property and assets, so rich people would prefer the American system and want to be residents there for tax purposes and have their assets grow in value in the US compared to Canada. There are very large numbers of foreign students and other categories of immigrants which may have as their goal going to the US after getting a temporary visa to Canada which is easy to get - maybe something like half a million to a million people in those categories depending on the year, plus around another half million regular immigrants and refugees now. The Trudeau administration has increased immigration to record numbers. It has been steadily going up over the years for several decades since 1990. Because of family re-unification it can have a snowball effect and could significantly exceed 1 million per year. A lot of the sending countries have much larger populations than Canada, so there are a lot more that can be potentially sent to Canada in the future. About 1/4 of the population of Canada has been added in the past few decades. Add to that visitors and temporary visas - that is a lot of people potentially moving to the US. Before the 1990s Canadians visiting the US were not required to have a passport and a drivers' license or birth certificate was adequate. Now a passport is required. It is impossible to effectively control the long Canada-US border, so there could be some unified policies in that area agreed on between Canada and the USA on immigration and refugees. Canada currently has a very open immigration policy with the government actively seeking out more immigration beyond its current processing capacity and trying to take rejected immigrants from other countries. The Canadian government, especially in recent years under Trudeau is immigration hungry. It might be the only country in the world doing that. What some news reports are now saying is that some immigrants are actually leaving, since they find it so difficult in Canada and some are worse off than they were in the countries they came from, which were considered to be less developed than Canada. \nWashington currently has more immigration controls and administrative competencies than Ottawa, so US pressure and influence is a faster way to get reforms into the system than waiting for local politicians to do anything, which is unlikely. Canada is seen by some as a backdoor into the US. Biden's immigration policies could be seen as very conservative in Canada compared to Trudeau's. It used to be in the news about how refugees were trying to get to Canada and walking across the border in Quebec and out west from the US earlier, but now there are more news stories of immigrants leaving Canada trying to go the other way, probably due to high costs and unemployment because the government took in more people than it could absorb into the economy. They have the idea that immigration drives GDP growth so that they can borrow and spend more, expand the civil service, etc. without making any cutbacks or efficiencies, supposedly without the Debt to GDP ratio getting worse, just by bringing in more people as if that would drive the economy. A lot depends on who you bring in as well. Are they going to go on welfare, are they going to increase crime, will they somehow contribute to society, are they a net tax benefit or cost in terms of government services, will they invest money, will they start a business and create jobs for others ? Those issues do not factor into government decision making in Canada for the most part. Ontario Premier Doug Ford did say there were too many foreign students. It is bad planning not to consider those factors since there are other costs that grow with those policies as well, and infrastructure has to be expanded. I think that the real immigration numbers to Canada are not transparent or made public, nor are the costs involved, if anyone even knows what they are. Nor is the impact on crime. You can guess from what the reports are in other countries. The Fraser Institute has made some estimates on the net costs of immigration to the government budget a few years ago, which were very high and which by now have increased - the cost equivalent of several new aircraft carriers each year. They are big numbers which are not publicized, but it amounts to the fact that immigration is subsidized by the taxpayers in Canada and it is not paying for our pensions as an ageing society as has been claimed. There is less money for education, health care and pensions per person, and those social benefits will probably have to be reduced over time. Social programs can only be delivered to the extent that the government has money. The bigger social system a county has, the more such immigration policies are going to cost. Trudeau has been expanding various social programs as well, so higher taxes and debt are likely with that approach. Then more productive people and companies will want to leave Canada and go to the US. Probably the government does not know what the actual numbers and costs are and doesn't actively keep track of that information beyond what is required. Probably nobody knows what the true immigration figures and their associated costs are in Canada, and hardly anyone has even studied those issues. If they can just walk across the US border and get papers so easily making an asylum claim, it is not surprising, since it would take them longer to get a regular visa and work permit if they did it legally. You could call that a loophole in the US immigration system which is being exploited. The US is better governed in general and has a better system in many ways, but I am not sure if it is the same on that. People have arrived on boats and have not been sent back. At least in the US you have more open information about those issues. In Canada it is hard to find out anything about it. Deportations from Canada are very few. \nOn other issues in Canada when voting in federal elections you have to show a government issued photo ID like a drivers' license or passport to vote and bring a card that was mailed out to eligible voters that gets updated addresses when a person files their taxes. I have never heard of mail-in ballots in Canada, but there are remote areas of the country in the far north who may have special system for voting. It is easier to get a Canadian citizenship than US and many more citizenships are handed out in Canada each year in proportion to the population than in the US. Canadian might be one of the easiest citizenships to get in the world. The official line now is that it is a country of immigrants. Based on current trends, will very little opposition to it in the parliament and most MPs supporting it, future immigration to Canada could increase to several million per year because of the rapid growth of population in the world, and the momentum already growing of immigration to Canada, so it may change significantly in the future. Historically around the world you can see many examples that country names, borders, flags and languages change over time with population changes, so it might not be called Canada anymore in 50-100 years. For example, Bulgaria used to be called Thrace which had been a powerful kingdom in antiquity and had a different language which is barely known about anymore. Over the past 2,000 years it has gone through a number of changes and had various regimes governing it, has been independent and also part of several different empires. Canada has only been a country for a short time in comparison and has been been going through significant changes. Trudeau has said that Canada is a post-national country. Canada is also going through a period of critical self-examination and deconstruction-revisionism. A lot of what had been viewed as positive from its history now is seen more critically, with re-naming and removing historical figures now seen as negative.\nDiscussing immigration policy critically is considered by many to be taboo in Canada, unless a person is saying good things about it in general. You can hear people say that the government isn't processing enough people, for example, but not often that there are too many or that it costs a lot of money. The trend of migration from Canada to the US would only increase much more in the future as it is going currently, and its role as a stepping stone to migration to the US could increase. The way this would be seen by many in Canada is that they are losing valuable people to the USA whom they consider assets, since a lot of officials have been trying to bring in more people into the country, but not everyone wants to stay in Canada nowadays because of a lack of jobs and opportunities. Canada is quite laissez-faire about migration, with Toronto being a sanctuary city as well.

I'm Canadian. We have a serious problem called Trudeau. We are stuck with him until October 2025 at the latest. He will very likely lose the next election.

I am Canadian & I seriously have no idea what is wrong with our leader Trudeau. I apologize for his ignorance & stupidity. Both Canada & the US need some serious changes in our leadership soon. It’s getting way out of hand & they put laws in place so that real actual citizens of the US & Canada can’t even defend ourselves against this migrant invasion of our countries. I love people from other countries but come in legally & stop hurting our people

Thanks, Trudeau.

You can thank Trudeau for that he has absolutely wrecked this Country Toronto is a ? hole now everything Canadian is gone and i have to move further north to get away from it HOPEFULLY

And that's one of the many reasons Canadians are sick of Trudeau.

WHAT I knew we had a lot but that’s crazee. Trudeau and his ndp liberals let in one million more illegals than they knew about until they signed up for benefits, schools and healthcare and they are still letting in more plus the wives the children the parents and in-laws.

Trudeau is part of the WEF and a pos. He wants to screw the US as much as possible.

Dang! I'd rather live under the US constitution than Canada's.... As a Canadian, I declare refugee status! Trudeau!!!!

Trudeau has been compromised Epstein style, I GUARANTEE it\nhe couldnt stop the mass immigration if he wanted to\nhe's being controlled by hardcore globalist's cabal

You American can thank Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for this. Justin Trudeau hates Canadians and Americans nobody likes him here in Canada

Thank Harris & Trudeau for the invasion of our Northern border. MAGA 2024 ACROSS THE BOARD!

Only an Idiot would vote for Trudeau or Harris.

It's not that Canada doesn't care. It's that Justin Trudeau and the woke left don't care. If we elected a conservative government thia madness would end.

Mr Trudeau: I am ashamed of you. You have ruined, changed many good things from Canada. All cultures are different. This is part of North America. You promised different things to Canadians & old immigrants, but didn’t do it. Everything is so expensive. This is European, white, Latin American country. Where is your head? Do not bring more people from India, Asia, Africa & other parts of the world If you don’t know their gods, their culture, background. How are you going to help the people that are in here??? Send all the people back, & help here. Don’t be like your father& family. Shame on you.

10:52 Trudeau refuses to even acknowledge it's a problem even within Canada, nevermind from Canada to the US

I moved here 2018 . Canada has been great to me .I was able to go to college and graduate. Thanks to the student loan.\n\nIt's true, job has declined and things are getting harder since COVID-19 and Trudeau is doing very badly. Next election l will vote Conservative.\n\n\nTalking about religion, l am glad you are leaving. I am ex-Muslim and l believe more Muslims mean less freedom. I challenge you to do a video like this with your wife in Afghanistan.

Justin Trudeau is a disaster...

Why Canada? Ask Justin Trudeau.

Where is the ID check everybody taking a flight from abroad have to take??? Why is nobody checking the ID and passports on the US border??? If US has a visa agreement with Canada for Canadians it is not including foreign intruders! US Biden-Obama-Clinton-Clique and their sick politics make me throw up. To hell with Trudeau, Macron and Von der Leyen.

Funny how just about the time that the U.S. finally tightens up the southern border (a bit), Trudeau makes sure to facilitate crossings from the Canadian border. ?

Here you go, Obama felt kinship with Trudeau, both progressives, you're welcome.

In Canada Trudeau is pissed. He was counting on them as future Liberal voters. Instead, the Democrats will get them

This is planned and allowed by both US obiden admin and Canadian Trudeau. It's coordinated from around the world. It's operation is sophisticated enough that governments know about it, arrange it and profit from it. It's the people that suffer.

Canadian here, Ontario. Ummm, Canada and everything you think you know about us is over. Our country has been destroyed by Trudeau, who is basically a puppet of the WEF and the Liberal agenda. We don't have an immigration problem. We are currently being invaded by millions of Punjabi. One area from India. Over 2 million just in Ontario. Keep in mind, into southern Ontario. Near Toronto and Windsor. We are in crisis here, our social services are on the brink. Cost of living is becoming impossible. The western way of life is being eroded in every western country. It is so obvious. They say population decline, but then why have millions and millions from one small area of the world??? I have no national pride left. I hate it here. It's over.

Blame Justin Trudeau for the Canadian borders smh..

Trudeau is a WEF member trying to destroy America!!!

Trudeau is now a threat to the U.S. if Trump wins, he needs to have a conversation with the drama teacher and make him an offer he won't refuse.

They think Justin Trudeau is a native French-speaker from Montreal, when in reality he is a native English-speaker from Ottawa. He moved to Montreal at age 13 and still does not fully master the French Language.\n\nThe father's name, the mother's brain.

? Stupid Socialist Justin Trudeau is blasted over revelations of just how much his Jamaican New Years holiday cost tax payers. When staying in London for the Queen's funeral, Trudeau stayed at a $6000/night suite despite other more reasonable Luxury hotels where available. ( TRUE SOCIALISM ) This is all at a time when Canadian tax payers are seeing the devastating results of the Trudeau economy.

Yep, and all carrying Canadian passports. With Trudeau ruling the roost, who can blame them...!?

TRUDEAU & SOROS ARE OPEN BORDER GLOBALIST - THIS IS WHY PUTIN KICKED OUT SOROS - PUTIN IS A NATIONALIST LIKE TRUMP - THATS WHY THEY GET ALONG BECAUSE TRUMP IS NOT TRYING TO TAKEOVER RUSSIA !!!

And how many are staying behind in Canada, we are a third world county now. Thanks Trudeau. FJT,

Trudeau has destroyed Canada. He tweeted to the world that all are welcome. Canada is now an Marxist hellhole which no one can afford to live in any longer.

Trudeau is in on it

Trudeau gives free education to the East Indies immigrants and they don’t pay taxes on their mortgages but all the Canadian students have to pay for their education and come out with huge debts. Sounds fair?

It happens in Canada because Trudeau is a WACKO!!!

Even migrants dont like Justin Trudeau

we've been saying this 4 decades. they have coming in Canada from the states, now it's reversed. trudeau is just another biden run by wef\nthey r coming in from Roxham rd for decades and r behond welcomed there. Pathetic, this is from our liberals demonic ways.\nTook you long enough to get onboard...!

Can't blame immigrants coming here for a better life, I blame enablers of illegal operations selling out their fellow Americans. People trafficking illegals should be stopped, arrest them, fine and close down the company, I'm up for class actions against these criminal companies. Trudeau is a communist criminal that was called out by Trump, so he is trying to sabotage the US. Politicians ruining America aren't the ones targeted unfortunately. Vote Red or America's...

Trudeau knows excactly what is happening..jmo tho

Justin Trudeau is the Canadian version of Gavin Newsom. Both are extreme Socialists who don't care about their country

Filipinos of Canadian citizenship are against Trudeau!!

Trudeau fault.

Trudeau, Fraser & Miller should be convicted for bringing criminals into Canada. Communism at its best!

Why wasn’t Trudeau ousted before he ruined our country .

It's by design. Trudeau's father started it back in the 1970s, focusing on multiculturalism. Prior to him, Canada was selective and focused mainly on immigrants from Europe with similar cultural and religious backgrounds.

Canada won’t spend endless $ to send them back nor will it stop the students from coming in as these students are adding billions of $ to the economy. While Trudeau is busy dancing at Indian weddings. Tough times ahead for original Canadians.??

i lived in Toronto 2008~2014, went back to Korea and came back to Toronto in 2023. EVERYTHING changed over a decade, and Trudeau is responsible for it.