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I've said it before unabashed, I never understood dual citizenship. I can understand it in the short term but not in the long term. I know of some Canadians who have lived and worked in America for literally 75% of their lives and they are still dual citizens, or, still in America but not a citizen. That makes zero sense to me. You don't treat your new nation like a flop house, if you can't decide to commit to sole citizenship of a nation after that long you should pack up and go. So that's first off.
As for this. It's upsetting many Canadians (just wait until NAFTA is ripped up). I don't think banning entire religions is acceptable and most certainly unconstitutional. Admittedly, I haven't read alot about this ban so Im not fully informed but from what I have heard it is a broad ban for particular nations, not specific religions. This is not unusual, it's done sparingly but often enough that it's not a great shock.
Don't forget, there are alot of good Canadians here who would love to contribute, save us!
Trump bans Canadian dual citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries from U.S. | Toronto Star
WASHINGTON—Canadian citizens who are also citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries have been banned from entering the United States by President Donald Trump in a massive break from the traditional free flow of travellers between citizens of the two countries.
The countries targeted by Trump’s 90-day ban are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Tens of thousands of Canadians have dual citizenship in one of them.
Trump’s Friday order even bars entry to the U.S. by permanent residents with “green cards” who are also citizens of one of the countries. That means, for example, that an Iranian-Canadian green card holder who makes her home in Chicago cannot come to Canada to visit her parents and then cross back over the U.S. border.
The order has created mass confusion around the world as governments, businesses and ordinary people attempted to decipher just what Trump meant. It is still not exactly clear. After the Homeland Security Department said green card holders would be banned, a Trump official told U.S. outlets that they could be approved on a “case-by-case basis” and would have to check in with a government official before leaving each time.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers had not commented directly on the order as of Saturday at 5 p.m. On Twitter, Trudeau posted photos of himself greeting Syrian refugees, adding the words “#WelcomeToCanada.”
“To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada,” Trudeau wrote.
As for this. It's upsetting many Canadians (just wait until NAFTA is ripped up). I don't think banning entire religions is acceptable and most certainly unconstitutional. Admittedly, I haven't read alot about this ban so Im not fully informed but from what I have heard it is a broad ban for particular nations, not specific religions. This is not unusual, it's done sparingly but often enough that it's not a great shock.
Don't forget, there are alot of good Canadians here who would love to contribute, save us!
Trump bans Canadian dual citizens from 7 Muslim-majority countries from U.S. | Toronto Star
WASHINGTON—Canadian citizens who are also citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries have been banned from entering the United States by President Donald Trump in a massive break from the traditional free flow of travellers between citizens of the two countries.
The countries targeted by Trump’s 90-day ban are Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. Tens of thousands of Canadians have dual citizenship in one of them.
Trump’s Friday order even bars entry to the U.S. by permanent residents with “green cards” who are also citizens of one of the countries. That means, for example, that an Iranian-Canadian green card holder who makes her home in Chicago cannot come to Canada to visit her parents and then cross back over the U.S. border.
The order has created mass confusion around the world as governments, businesses and ordinary people attempted to decipher just what Trump meant. It is still not exactly clear. After the Homeland Security Department said green card holders would be banned, a Trump official told U.S. outlets that they could be approved on a “case-by-case basis” and would have to check in with a government official before leaving each time.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers had not commented directly on the order as of Saturday at 5 p.m. On Twitter, Trudeau posted photos of himself greeting Syrian refugees, adding the words “#WelcomeToCanada.”
“To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada,” Trudeau wrote.
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