Canada prepares for American immigrants

What started as a funny act that could be used for joke material, has become scarier and scarier as time went on. I am of course talking about one thing: Donald Trump’s presidential run. The momentum he has gained and sustained has left many Americans worried, and some downright scared. The cry often heard when an unsatisfactory candidate is running is: If (insert name here) wins the election, I’m moving to Canada. These people usually don’t move due to time, money, and the stability they have at home— but this time, things may be different.

It doesn’t take a political science professor to draw a striking comparison between the rise of Donald Trump, and the rise of Adolf Hitler. From the scapegoating of different races, to the promises to rebuild the country, kicking out dissenters from his rally, and spouting threats of torture and violence to our enemies and our enemies’ innocent family members. Trump has said everything he could short of announcing his plans for building concentration camps. It should be very clear why many people want out before it’s too late, especially if those people are not a part of Trump’s master race. Thankfully, our friendlier and more welcoming neighbor to the north is offering a solution.

An island in Nova Scotia called Cape Breton, has set up a website welcoming Americans to come take refuge (usatoday.com). The island is looking to grow their population, and felt that they should take advantage of the scores of Americans who are very upset and scared of where things might go in this country.

When you go to Cape Breton’s website (cbisland.com), they have added a link to immigration and even an employment page due the amount of web traffic and emails they have gotten since Donald Trump announced his candidacy. There are many jobs that do not need a work permit in Canada, but if one is needed it is fairly easy to obtain.

While I do enjoy certain places in the United States, have felt stable until recently, and will be going to college here, there’s a chance I might actually move to Canada. If I begin a family in the next 10 years, I’d rather live in a country with low-crime rates, a national health care system, low college costs, with a liberal Prime Minister, than a country with a pseudo- fascist president, high crime rates, and high college costs, with no national health care. Hmmm, the decision doesn’t seem so hard.