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Of course you can apply but does a random person living in the US has enough grounds to receive an asylum in Canada?

SketchySeaBeast 8y ago
Possibly, but given the US's relative freedoms unlikely. Here's your criteria: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/claim-protection-inside-canada/eligibility.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se... If there's a risk to your life or to you being mistreated upon your return, then you may qualify.
wyldfire 8y ago
I'm torn. On one hand I shouldn't feed the trolls, OTOH it sounds like you genuinely believe that "random people" from Central America are equivalent to the US. Many Central American countries, including El Salvador, do not have the rule of law that we have in the US. They're overrun by gangs [1]. It is a legitimate claim to asylum. "a random person in the US" does not have this same claim, so, no, they do not have enough grounds. The United States of America has historically been a bastion of freedom. It's no BS -- we need to live up to the inscription on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." My ancestors (now me and my descendants), likely your ancestors, benefited from legal immigration and didn't even have an asylum claim. The 19th and 20th centuries also saw the demonization of various European immigrant groups. Don't buy the hype, your fortune/misfortune is not impacted by immigration. Globalization has had a WAY bigger impact and was/is inevitable. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador#Gang_involvement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador#Gang_invo...
- jedmeyers 8y ago
  > OTOH it sounds like you genuinely believe that "random people" from Central America are equivalent to the US The main topic of the discussion is people leaving the US and the parent comment offers Canada as an option - what does Central America and their 'equivalency' has to do with all this?
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Possibly, but given the US's relative freedoms unlikely. Here's your criteria: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/claim-protection-inside-canada/eligibility.html https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/se... If there's a risk to your life or to you being mistreated upon your return, then you may qualify.

wyldfire 8y ago

I'm torn. On one hand I shouldn't feed the trolls, OTOH it sounds like you genuinely believe that "random people" from Central America are equivalent to the US. Many Central American countries, including El Salvador, do not have the rule of law that we have in the US. They're overrun by gangs [1]. It is a legitimate claim to asylum. "a random person in the US" does not have this same claim, so, no, they do not have enough grounds. The United States of America has historically been a bastion of freedom. It's no BS -- we need to live up to the inscription on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore." My ancestors (now me and my descendants), likely your ancestors, benefited from legal immigration and didn't even have an asylum claim. The 19th and 20th centuries also saw the demonization of various European immigrant groups. Don't buy the hype, your fortune/misfortune is not impacted by immigration. Globalization has had a WAY bigger impact and was/is inevitable. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador#Gang_involvement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_El_Salvador#Gang_invo...

jedmeyers 8y ago
> OTOH it sounds like you genuinely believe that "random people" from Central America are equivalent to the US The main topic of the discussion is people leaving the US and the parent comment offers Canada as an option - what does Central America and their 'equivalency' has to do with all this?
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