Hey, What Happened? Canada Has Only Received 28 Requests for “Trump-Related” refugee Status
Before the election, hoards of people vowed that that would move to Canada if Donald Trump won the presidency.
Celebrities, along with everyday people said they refused to love in a country run by a successful businessman focused on jobs and placing America First.
However, now that the election is over and Trump has won, only 28 people have applied for Trump-related “refugee status” in Canada.
We’ve been gypped
From Heatstreet:
Before the election, plenty of celebrities—and average, everyday Hillary Clinton voters—pledged to pack their bags and take off for Canada if Donald Trump won.
But since that fateful day, more than a month ago, Canada’s immigration services department has received only 28 requests for Trump-related refugee status. And none appear to have come from Hollywood, despite the large number of celebs who threatened to cross the northern border is Trump became president.
Canadian officials say that there was a “bump” in requests for refugee status following Trump’s election—or, at least, that there seemed to be a bump in November, which immigration lawyers attribute to the political change.
“The rhetoric coming from the (U.S. political) discussion… was filled with a lot of concerning language, including hate, exclusion, deportation,” one Canadian immigration lawyer told Canadian state news. “I could see why people would be concerned for their own safety, their own lives, and evaluate whether they could live (there).”
Of the 28 who applied, it’s possible none will be approved to relocate to America’s northern neighbor. The CBC found only two successful claims for asylum out of hundreds of cases filed from the U.S. since 2010. There was no successful claim out of the 170 filed in 2015.
If you aren’t fleeing an unjust war, or fleeing actual threat of death, Canada is likely to decline your request. If you’re not applying as a refugee, the Canadian legal immigration process can take about a decade to navigate.
As for whether any Hollywood celebrities are among the 28 asylum seekers, the Canadian government won’t say, since refugee applications are private. But the 18 celebrities who threatened to move to Canada appear to have stayed put, even under the threat of a Trump Administration. Bryan Cranston, Lena Dunham, Amy Schumer, Barbara Streisand, Miley Cyrus, Raven-Symone, Neve Campbell and Chloe Sevigny all seem to still call America home.
Several, including Cranston, Schumer and Dunham, have now said they were “merely joking”—to the great disappointment of millions of Americans.
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So basically this is the equivalent of retweeting a news article you see online.
Strip writer/reporter from your bio because you’re not even close to one.
The twenty-eight are, most likely, not the Hollywood crowd. They’re probably plain folks who already wanted to move to Canada before the election.
“Celebrities, along with everyday people said they refused to love in a country run by a successful businessman focused on jobs and placing America First.”
I think you meant “live” not “love”. Before quoting a news article and calling it “reporting” do you even proofread the few sentences you come up with before posting?
Quit your job.
I think citizenship of traitors can be revoked, but that is complicated.
I, as a Trump supporter support #CalExit, though the wall will require a different path
Dear, Amy Moreno:
One must check for ‘typos’ before posting.
Another typo: “Hoards” should be “hordes”. But the stories reported here are newsworthy, whether original or linked, including many all too often ignored, distorted or suppressed in the mainstream media. So keep up the good work, while proofreading more carefully. But also try to avoid ad hominem epithets, misinterpretations and hyperbole, and instead stick to facts and cogent arguments. There’s enough name-calling and fake news elsewhere.
Ditto!