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> EU open-border immigration policies should be imposed on Canadians Not sure what's meant by that... People won't start swimming over the atlantic ocean. And

• AlexandrB 17d ago
  Canada's net immigration (mostly from east Asia) was crazy high for a few years after COVID. Clearly enough people can afford the airfare.
  • jpalawaga 17d ago
    Canada doesn't have "open borders" or "free mobility" with "east asia" in the way that people are boogeymanning. The closest approximation is the united states under NAFTA. There is lots of poverty in America, but the border doesn't appear to have an issue. I fail to see how this would be much different (except more difficult due to an ocean and better security/screening checks on airport arrivals).
  • triceratops 17d ago
    Hang on you're saying people granted legal permission to fly to a country, specifically to immigrate to that country, also have the money to fly there? Crazy coincidence, that.
• gizajob 17d ago
  What, €500 for a return flight? That’s millions of people with no money and no job able to fly to Canada and look for one - putting your hands on €500 isn’t impossible for anyone. The flights are so cheap as to be almost irrelevant for anyone motivated to go there. Plus Canadian wages are much higher, including tips. Getting a hospitality job in Canada pays about €500 a week in untaxed tips if you’re working hard anywhere half-decent. Or at least canadian wages are currently much higher - low skilled labour migrating there from the EU will push wages down and down, same as it always does.