Reply #44: Getting into Canada is not as easy as some think

[SoCalDem]

countries with stricter policies actually have "criteria" for the people they admit.

It's a sad fact that there are limited resources...in families..in countries.

If you are making dinner for your own family, and 8 or nine extras show up, it's going to a difficult to make sure everyone gets adequate food.. Sure, you could always cook more (if you have it) and it's only once, but if those extra people moved IN with you, and you have to work with that reality day in and day out, you would feel a pinch.

There will always be a need for manual labor, BUT with so many young people who are citizens, not finishing high school, there is no shortage of strong young people who could do those jobs, as they used to do.

We have along border with mexico, and people will always cross it, and as long as the lure of jobs here vs NO jobs there persists, not a lot will change.

NAFTA and the setting up of the maquilladoras lured people to "just across the border", then many of the jobs that caused them to move north, went overseas, as Mexicans started demanding decent living wages and some decent housing, many of those people just came further north,,,,into the US.

Many people live their entire lives here , in the shadows. Some will be "caught", but many manage to stay under the radar, as long as they are willing to live "small".

The fact is this.. NO "policy" will stop people from coming here, if they want to come here, and can physically GET here. Once here, they either need to be assimilated or sent back.. there are no other choices. Each "side" has its own set of problems, and no politician has an answer that will work universally.