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This country seemed like a paradise when I was growing up, our family had a doctor, we could get healthcare access quickly, my parents bought a beautiful home for cheap, and my dad started a successful company, while my mom was able to stay home and raise us.\n\nThese days both partners need to relentlessly work to even afford a place where raising a family is extremely difficult, healthcare treatment takes hours of waiting, and costs of basic services are through the roof. In BC we have only 1 government-run car insurance corporation, and they charge me $500 a month for my work vehicle, despite me having a nearly clean record.

I’ve never been to Canada but it seems like a cool place with everyone intermingling. When I meet someone from a different background, the first thing I wanna know is what their soul food is. Probably cuz I’m greedy. ??‍♀️???

Nigerians seem like super cool happy go people!

This shouldn’t be allowed at any cost. They need to arm those guards there. If this happens they need act like it’s invasion of enemies. I know it seems cold but you can’t allow thousands to come into the country without properly identifying each one.

Yeah, I moved from Calgary to the Philippines, so I get those reasons. I'm way happier here and the way things seem to keep going, Canada is becoming the most corrupt place. If you can, and it's something you are willing to do, I'd recommend finding the place that truly makes you happy to live in and enjoy life.

Y’all gonna keep letting everyone else from everywhere else come here and pretty soon we ain’t gonna have no where to live , watch . It’s already happening here in San Diego . America the Great let’s let everyone in so we can now live like shit and let’s give them money and help house them give them food stamps but if ur an AMERICAN u can’t even qualify for free child care to work and support ur family . Seems fair , NOT !!!!! \nI don’t care what country I are coming from . There’s a process to get here . I wouldn’t be able to just run and flea into another country and then come back whenever . There’s certain things I’d need to do . Don’t come for me either bc I got a black kid and a Mexican kid so I’m not racist but I live on a bordering city and I see it all first hand . America is starting to turn into china with all these density housing .

You just can’t push yourself into Mexico or any other country that these people are coming from. You will find your self in their prisons in a heart beat and those prisons are terrible places. There a right way to enter the USA and these people are trampling on our laws and customs by doing this. America has been very kind to them and look what happening. They seem to have no regard for our laws.

Seems similar in Australia...despite high wages ..more thab half the salary of most Aussies goes to rent or mortgage. And also the traffic fines are ridiculous

Dear immigrants \nAmerica is NOT what is seems. the rents are to high I’m talking about $2000 just for a 1 bedroom 1bath apartment. Homeless are taking over most neighborhoods. fentanyl is killing a whole generation of kids teens and young adults these are only a few of the many problems we are facing ,so please let AMERICA take care of its problems first \n Sincerely, a worried American

How old is this it seems like they would be trying to escape the country in Mass numbers instead of come into it.... I mean God damn I'm ready to leave myself

The news make it seem like it too they all just flip out . Someone was spreading rumors that in that day you would be able too pass with out paperwork too the USA

This is horrible... it seems to only be an issue when the people have color. Cause hunny America had an overabundance for the Ukrainians.

Seems like these people think there’s a magical place “in one of these countries” where they don’t gotta struggle

The boulder seems closed. Greg Abbott should do a better job of keeping them. What changed?

Just remember u did nothing special to be born American. So you wouldn’t understand these people struggle! The American government caused the crisis in their country, so they want to come to get the opportunity that was taken from them by American government. Stop acting like u don’t understand this! U claim to know the temperature of a planet 100 trillion miles away from Earth but can’t seem to figure out the temperature of the Venezuela people? ?????. You stop that.

Is Vancouver island better than Edmonton Alberta. I’m a professional gardener / landscape maintenance, mowing, mulch snow etc.\n\nLooking to move anywhere on the island. Currently in Edmonton.\n\nHow is the atmosphere?\nDemand for landscaping / gardening?\nTypical cost for landscaping services?\n\nIn Alberta in my experience there are a lot of jobs but small pay. = good pay at the end of the month for the volume of jobs complete.\n\nLandscaping seems to have a relatively short window in Edmonton also? I’m also newer to Edmonton so I’m not an expert.\n\nEdmonton seems like a concrete city with a few trees here and there with a sea of houses everywhere

this seems 2b happening all over the world it needs 2 stop ppl need 2 stay in there own safe country

We do not know who's coming in with these people.. They could be jihadist for all we know!! These bastards don't care about you and I!! Nothing is what it seems! From Titanic to JFK we know everything!! ?? 1st 4ever

They all seem really. Happy to break lass

Lots if cry babies in the comments but no one realizes that everythings happening in our countries its USA fault..! That Biden guy seems to be the Peña Nieto in US?

If only they would use that energy in the effort to fix the things they don't like in their country!\nThere seems to be MILLIONS of them,we certainly have millions of them in America already,and no shortage of more coming!\nSo if they won't work to improve their own country,why should we \nassume they would put out effort\nto do any better here ?

I feel like they make all these immigration laws that ultimately only hurt people trying to get in legally. Almost seems like they're promoting coming illegally. Maybe we should just have open borders and realize most people aren't violent criminals.

Dude, I don't get why thise people seem to think they have the right to just bump rush across the border. I saw start throwing tear gas bombs. I mean it would be warranted cause those boarder guards lives are in danger with that mass of people.

A man came to my job looking for work. Unfortunately we where not hiring. I asked him politely are you legal to work here because I know some people that are hiring. He says yes the government already gave me a medical card, cell phone and some $$. I've been here my entire life. I've had to work for everything I have ... Doesn't seem fair.

Seems like Texas should invest the millions of dollars they spent bussing migrants around, in their own border security. Much cheaper

The current administration doesn't seem to mind this problem, look at what the State Governors of Florida and Texas did alone with Immigrants and hardly no push back from the White House.

You know it's bad in their countries when America in its current form seems like a safe haven. ?

These people are demanding without any respect to the American laws... unbelievable! New York is so overpopulate that it seems like a 3rd world country in some places, immigrants selling all kind of crap on the sidewalk like they do in their own countries..you can listen people speaking Spanish for blocks in certain parts of new York and if you talk to them in English they get angry, believe me it happened to me. So yes the border needs to be shut down before America becomes another shit hole!

I dont understand.... all i hear is how great immigrants built this country, how much better and hard working they are and so on. But yet it seems to be impossible to build up their countries. I just cannot seem to wrap my mind around why they cannot seem to get it together.

It’s pretty interesting— Any central or south American immigrants are seemingly welcomed in with open arms, except for Venezuelans and Cubans, because our administration knows that they are already fleeing communist countries and they know that those immigrants won’t vote blue… Some twisted stuff going on up here.

Time to bring the big guns if they ant falling back then are air support will make that happen don’t fuck with the US dumb idiots cuz seems they want to be mowed down by mini guns and shit ?

Sad they gotta fake this to make it seem like there trying to fix something at the border

It seems like you have no real idea of what Canada is like as there are three seasons and the summer is very hot in many areas. The reason more why there is not much population up north in many places is geography as it is very rugged. Like the majority of the Western USA being desert, mountains and scrub. There is also still lots of land around the populated areas and there are 40 million people living there.

Seems like everyone had a problem with the same people.

I don’t want to seem insensitive but reality is that Americans are homeless. That comes first! Corruption at the government level is what happens when the Venezuelans gave up their gun rights. Never give up your arms! FJB and Obama. America first!!!

Seem to remember an orange individual warning about this…

Students are desperate to come to Canada, schools and colleges are desperate to get their money, students are looser students are looser seems like big scam.

Angela does not have to prove anything to anyone her relationship between her and God is hearing God's business she don't have to prove that to her mama who seems to be super toxic she needs to get her life together she might not have a tattoo on her but but she got a lot of other issues she need to ask Jesus to help her with

Seems like armed guards who are allowed to use said arms would stop this real quick

Border seems secure. I believe in Biden/Harris.

It only seems fair that the USA has all the Mexicans and Canada because of Justin Trudeau. we have almost a million Afghanistan people in CANADA. Yes, we have housing problems n now welfare income though the roof.\nI wonder what year was Desert Storm.??\nAnd I wonder who these Afghanistan people are going to vote for...lets all guess?, Justin Trudeau 2025

It seems like it's a lot easier to cross the border illegally than legally

The cartels are knowingly spreading false information on social media saying Biden is letting everyone through. \n It's sad that many who are claiming asylum, when that's not what is actually needed. They want our way of life, which I can't fault them for, but we can't just let everyone in and give them more than Americans get themselves. \nWe seem to be the only country who is hated for not letting anyone through. Both arms of my family did it legally, they have to as well. Yes, it's hard now, but we aren't in a position to do this.

It's called civil rights, which leads to disputes, and then war. Regardless where you are, fight for your beliefs, your kids, make those your rights. Don't steal rights from others...\n\nI'm seeing people wearing better clothing than I trying to force their way here. Why? They seem to be doing well enough... remember, it's always greener on the other side.

We need as many people as we can get here in the USA birth rate seems down. I don't understand ?

I seem to recall a certain president trying to put a stop to this but he was called a racist bigot for his attempt ?

If these Latinos would have been Black, the police officers would have pepper sprayed them, shot them, allowed vicious dogs to physically attack them and water hosed them. Why is it that the US government knows how to prevent Black people from crossing the boarders illegally, but they seem to be at a loss when it comes to Latinos.

What is the state of American relations with its own neighbor Mexico? \n\nFrom my perspective, it seems neglected and could be the cause or at least a major factor in what we are seeing at the US-Mexico border.

You know what's funny america will tear gas and CS gas it's own citizens for peaceful protests but won't use the same tactics for illegal immigrants trying to flood our border? Seems like our own government hates its citizens

Yup, border seems secure.