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You were in the U.S. for 15 years and never became a citizen. Did you ever learn to speak English? What about your family. What was stopping you? Please help me understand why you want to live in the U.S. and the benefits but hate this country?

Leaving the U.S. which is as free as Canada is not a reason to accept individuals based on a refugee status. Most countries are welcoming immigrants. But stop trying to jump the line ahead of others. Canada has always been great neighbors with our American counterparts. Why would immigrants think any differently ?\n\nIs it because lie-beral stations like CNN have painted Canada as a better country because we have a dope running the country who is lie-beral minded. That's the sad part, and it is a good reason to understand why President Trump calls CNN fake news. They even betray their own citizens with these lies. Canada has seen in Trudopes time all the corruption and mishandling of immigration, that Canadians has had enough of his stupidity, and he is on his way out.

You ever had a Freind who asked to stay with you for a couple weeks? A month goes by, all the sudden things change. Imagine just anybody demanding your couch, I don’t understand why this is even a story. Stay home, and make your country better!!

covering her face would make her a better Muslim... This is so ridiculous...I can understand the concept of modesty, but covering face is not an act of modesty or being religious, it is just stupidity and not according to our secular laws. If you want to cover your face, do it at home. This is Canada. Canada is a western country with western laws. Abide Canadian laws, abide your religious laws at home or at the mosque or go home.

So frikin evil I hate illegal immigrants they speak Spanish and take over jobs and people who only know English like me can’t understand them it makes life so,hard why can’t they just get the hell out of here how does it feel if your country is being illegally invaded?

Why does liberalism today must stand for unshackled pratices that are unraveling before us?? I consider myself a liberal and honestly i think i believe much of their policies are driven by madness, not all of them but many of them. Liberals must be taught a course about rationalism,because many of them are now forcing our civilization to starting at an abyss! Whether it be here in america or Europe,we must all rethink the liberal policies and prevent the genocide of our way of life. The pure suicide of our reason is now being used by conservatists as a tool to taint the liberal creed which is at a turning point. We must overcome by taking demagogues who use inflamatory language towards immigrants accountable and understand the need for a well regulated and welcoming immigration system.

Fox news, not knowing or understanding a thing about what's going on Outside of their circle. I swear they don't know a thing about Canada

He is destroying Canada. I cannot understand how the political opposition has not done any movement to push elections in advance and throw him out...

Any and all muslims will never truly assimilate in a democratic society. Islam demands to be the government, whether they understand, admit it, or not.

Guys they wont understand fast only few can understand

That guy in the video should read the comments and he will understand what he won't get in Brampton

Sick of hearing stories like that, I understand the fact that she doesn't represent any Canadian, ( including herself since she was drunk and said sorry later) but still annoying. My concern is the other Canadians, Individual haters always exist but stop those individuals up to other Canadians. Easy to tag muslims as *terrorist or *isis or easy to tag white people as *racist or *hater. As a community we should be able to stop those behaviors even before it starts , then we can be a strong community and live in a harmony .

I can't understand why muslims want to live in modern western societies. Almost everything sorround them in western countries is not compatible with islam rules

First thing! Learn English before coming to Canada! I don't understand how the government gives study permit to people who don't speak proper English. Serious issue!

15 years in the U.S. and he didn't learn English? Two years ago I went on my church's annual week-long missions trip to Guatemala and absolutely hated the fact that I couldn't understand what people were saying around me. I immediately started studying Spanish so I could go back without fretting myself into fits over not being able to communicate. If I can learn Spanish for an annual trip, he and others like him can learn English when they come to stay in the U.S.

Why don't you listen when we ask you something MR People Kind like why don't you help the people in Canada get a job home food bed if you can help those people that come here with your help with money you get from Canada why can't you help the people on our streets in Canada they are whits blacks Brown's people from Canada do you not understand

If you need to be at least 35 yo to be wisdom enough to become President, you should be at least 25 yo to vote. These are critical decisions that future of entire planet depends on it. Especially in the USA. If you are childish and stupid, vote in the Eurovision contest or play with government of sh*tholes countries if you care so much about them, and leave the adult stuff to adults. Within few years you will understand more and will appreciate that.

Big bullshit in Canada! Now I understand why most Canadians are pissed off on these dumbos. Crazy!! When you are in host country, you must behave and respect the host country and culture, but not impose your trash on them! #Awfultown I would never visit!!

Don't be so hard on Trudeau he has a degree in Drama and has lived on a trust fund all his life. Unlike Trump...he doesn't understand that taxpayers have to long and hard for the money he wastes.

Thats why im moving to Vasaga beach hopefully that city wont be occupied Many of my friends moved to Georgetown or Caledon or even Cambridge now i understand why

I feel for them yes. But I can’t respect that he’s breaking laws knowing the laws and smart enough to get around them. \nIf he’s so smart then he can read and understand you can’t just walk into another persons home.. \nagain I’m sorry but people abusing a system I can’t respect. It would be hard for me even to go to Canada by the rules set. But I’d still try rather than become a criminal and then complain why you aren’t accepted..

Muslims dont understand secularism. Their religion is violent and oppressive toward women. And a high percentage of muslims support the Sharia. Muslims themselves need to take responsibility for their image. The niqab - as she says, is anti feminist. It always amazes me how Islamic women are their own worst oppressors. If they continue to hold onto their 5th century views, yes they will be rightfully oppressed, particular when they begin to ask for special treatment in public life. The fact that the activist fears for her life speaks volumes.

U don't understand why women choose this to wear . They are not told to wear it except in sharia law places.

Just because he crossed the border it makes him an easy target for people to judge his English skills. What about Melania Trump? \nPeople tend to be so judgmental. Wish you were in his shoes where the lack of knowledge just makes you learn the hard way. People do things because they do not know better. So be thankful if you do. \nBe a bit more emphatic and think how you could help or get out of the way. \nHe may speak and understand some English, but he may prefer to speak in his native language. However he does the dirty job you do not want to do. Only then you do not say a word. Do you ever ask who is behind the apple you are eating today?

I don't understand why some people have to be so racist. She looks stupid and ignorant very uneducated canadian woman maybe? We all just human being after all for god sake. Racism is toxic in this world it will just create animosity.

White people need to understand that they're not more or better then others, the white race of people is the most hateful people on earth, it is true they do have some good people in there race, but it's the bad people in that race that makes other race's hate them,whites seem to FORGET that other race's do play a part in the success of the United States of America

Trying to understand why People converted to Islam.Cause Islam is peace.It's not support terrorism...

Interesting that the would-be Canadians in this video did not appear to speak English or French with any level of fluency. If you were planning to leave your home and establish yourself in Central or South America, you'd learn Spanish or Portuguese to an intermediate level so that you could communicate/understand clearly, land and advance in a job, have the ability to navigate your geography and make informed decisions. (Are you comfortable that this gentleman as depicted in this video would accurately understand his choices should he be allowed to cast a ballot in the next election?). Several of my ESL scholars have learned enough to function very nicely on their own in less than 2 years. It is not an impossible task, but it is part of the deal with immigration and it is essential.

Jose was rejected by 3 countries; his own native land, usa and now Canada. Jose doesn't understand that and calls himself a victim while abusing the system. He's not legal but he's working?, wtf?? People in shitholes are never welcome, fix your own problems, sacrifice, blood, sweat and tears and change your own country for the better. #nomoreimmagrantcowards.

You were born in a shithole, I understand.. It got worse and you left. You overstayed a work visa or from a disaster relief temporary visa, then ran from place to place to place hiding from the agreement in hopes of getting lucky.. that's NOT how FREEDOM is secured; but fear not. You have skills. You can make $15k EASYILY before someone catches you and kicks you out. Then just return home, or create a group of others with skills and return home in force. That's a FORTUNE - FIX where you came from and prosper.

Immigration has ALWAYS been hard but many people make life more difficult when they don't understand a country's laws and/or fail to follow those laws. I know a man who came to the USA with $50 and managed to work and send money to his wife and then one day he wrote to his wife to say he couldn't send any more money because he was buying a bakery. Then he sent for her and they raised two sons, worked very hard in his little business, sent his sons to a private university. They followed the law and all are successful now. I also know a man from Colombia who came to the USA legally and a U.S. businessman saw how diligently he worked and helped him start a business. The American dream works. More than 720,000 new citizens were sworn in recently (in 2016, if my memory is correct).

So he lived in America for 15 years or longer and never bothered learning our language or at least trying to learn our language. I had a girlfriend came from Mexico and didn't know any English she put herself through college she had an English book and a book in Spanish and that's how she taught herself English was by taking English only classes and then going home and reading the books in both English and Spanish to understand . So don't tell me it can't be done because it can if you have the desire to become part of the fabric of America and learn our language of English

You broke the law! If I broke the law in your country, I'd be arrested and sent back back into your country where YOU came from!! What part of breaking that law do you not understand???

I understand that everyone deserves peace but Canada isn't responsible for every human being on this planet. \nPlus a refugee is a person who just escaped and needs refuge or faces death and or torture back in their country. This is NOT the case.\nCanada is not in the wrong in this case.

Really, read the Quran than you will understand why they do what they do. Don’t be fooled. The Quran tell you to lie to the unbelievable. Educate yourself It is not a religion of peace. Don’t take my word. Read it for yourself.

At least President Trump doesn't speak out both sides of his mouth like Trudeau!! When will these criminal illegals understand they are not welcome anywhere that they have to break the law to push their way in and force us to accept them.\nThey all bad mouth Trump but are doing the same thing in trying to protect their borders.

I don't understand what's the point you're trying to make with this video. It seems like you're trying to blame Canada and Trudeau for the situation that he is in; You (VICE) place emphasis on his situation and his family, trying to drum up sympathy for him, but the way I see it is, he's to blame for it. He came here of his own volition and with a family by trying to get around the system. That's doesn't make him sympathetic, it makes him stupid and naive and impulsive. Frankly, it insulting and infuriating because there are people who wait YEARS and pay thousands of dollars who are actually in need of coming to Canada. And now, because of people like him is the reason why the system is backed up to point of instead of waiting for 60 days, you have to wait as much as 20 months before you hear back (which unfortunately, encourages more border-hopping and situations exactly like this)

I don’t know whether to believe him or call him a liar because if he had $15,000. $15,000!!! in Mexico do you understand the life you could live not saying you would be in a mansion but you would live comfortably enough to do it correctly file paperwork the way it supposed to be done wait your time and then move into America everybody thinks Canada so great but they don’t realize that Justin Trudeau is a lying piece of shit he may say one thing but Canada as a country follow the law that they have set for immigrants #fail sorry you thought Canada was better than the U.S.A

Advice: follow the rules. Something people DON'T want to do anymore, and they want the rest of us to applaud them while they are bucking the system. And, providing for them while they do it. Our countries can NOT take in millions upon millions of people and not have severe consequences in ALL areas. Why cant people understand this? We cant take in the entire 3rd world and support them. WE dont have enough jobs for ourselves, let alone provide jobs and houses for the rest of the world. No one bought me a house. And the 2 years I got welfare after leaving an abusive husband, I HAD TO PAY BACK... I paid back EVERY CENT, and was forced to, which I DID. You hear me complaining and going to the media about THAT? NO. I did what I had to do and moved on. Come in people, everyone wants handouts, butno ine wants to PAY.

He should be made to live in Queerbeck and learn French so he can further infuse a nonsensical accent that no one can understand.  The Coneheads when they said Mep Mep made more sense.

Boo hoo. Go home. Practice your English. Or stop having kids how about that. Always No understand. Constantly happening.

I read Koran and do not understand anything because it contains no pretexts and contexts. Koran is not in cronological order too. All the peaceful sentences come from meccan era. Then I came across'box of Islam'by abdel samad Egyptian exmuslim. In the the program 'box of Islam' abdel samad narrate Koran in cronological order and show us how a preacher became a highway robber then to a military commander and then a ruler. Koran contains more political elements than mystery of God.

I don't understand what people's obsession with speaking English in America is.

A lot of people comment about how illegal immigration is ok, and blah blah blah. It's simple to say that when you don't feel the direct impact. Change the US as a country to your house. Now let's say the neighbors land Lord is beating the shit outta everyone in that household (play on the violence that's happening in country of orgin). One of then move into your house without letting you know beforehand (illegals). Let's say you don't mind and understand why they did so. Now they work hard around the house and get a job to spend for themselves and send money next door to the family still left behind. . But they don't have to pay for electricity, gas (aka taxes). And since you own a 3 bed room house, things don't change that much. Now 2 more of the neighbors flee because of the asshole land Lord. Now you have to start working slightly harder to pay for your utilities aka taxes. Now you start seeing how more people affect your household. Now even more people flee the next door neighbors and you work even harder for utilities plus your trash is overflowing, have to invest in larger trash cans, fix the doors or ascetic's(pipes, faucets, tubs etc) in your house from over use or mismanagement. Plus you have to start driving their kids to school, you have to get a bigger vehicle (that's a play on the education systems bloating classroom problems)spend more on gas and car maintenance, and since they all don't speak English, to have to spend money on making signs to inform them of the house rules and dangers. You have to invest time out of your schedule to inform them how things work in your house hold because at their house they walked around naked or shit with the door open (play on different societal norms or religions) and may even have to alter your rules as not to impose and anger them. Know the house is over filled and they expect you to buy a bigger house (play on the welfare state)I mean I can go on... But people reading this can get the drift. Point is, yes i understand that people want a better life and all immgration in not necessarily evil, but you can't just let anyone come in because you feel bad. Making change based off emotions of a few is detrimental to the whole.

Loss prevention officers wouldn't be good at their jobs if they DIDN'T employ a healthy level of stereotyping. They aren't doing it to be racists or bigots. They're doing it because it's actually EFFECTIVE at mitigating company thefts. Sorry, but that's the cold hard truth. Insurance companies do the exact same thing when determining your premium. It's called risk management. And if you think that's discrimination, then you obviously don't understand how money works.

If he would have taken the 15,000 and family back to El Salvador, he could have started them a good life. And the people there can even understand his language.

If you google the definitions of “Asylum” or “Refugee seekers” and comprehensively understand the definition of those words, you will never make any mistake! People are here to mislead you and make money out of you—it is soo brutal!

I think you probably messed-up your case Jose. You have to give probable causes of danger back in your home country. Its not luck. Its a process. And you can still get humanitarian. Its not cool to run to vice for this. You just don't understand how it works. You better here than in the US. Trust me.

People who understand spanish will know thats not what he really said ??? 4:21

Why are people who clearly understands history..learned history act like the countries belong to them? Never was theirs and never will be. All are on borrowed time.