Posted on 11/08/2004 8:56:09 PM PST by crushelits
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The number of U.S. citizens visiting Canada's main immigration Web site has shot up six-fold as Americans flirt with the idea of abandoning their homeland after President Bush's election win this week.
"When we looked at the first day after the election, Nov. 3, our Web site hit a new high, almost double the previous record high," immigration ministry spokeswoman Maria Iadinardi said on Friday.
On an average day some 20,000 people in the United States log onto the Web site, www.cic.gc.ca -- a figure which rocketed to 115,016 on Wednesday. The number of U.S. visits settled down to 65,803 on Thursday, still well above the norm.
Bush's victory sparked speculation that disconsolate Democrats and others might decide to start a new life in Canada, a land that tilts more to the left than the United States.
Would-be immigrants to Canada can apply to become permanent resident, a process that often takes a year. The other main way to move north on a long-term basis is to find a job, which requires a work permit.
But please spare the sob stories.
Asked whether an applicant would be looked upon more sympathetically if they claimed to be a sad Democrat seeking to escape four more years of Bush, Iadinardi replied: "There would be no weight given to statements of feelings."
Canada is one of the few major nations with an large-scale immigration policy. Ottawa is seeking to attract between 220,000 and 240,000 newcomers next year.
"Let's face it, we have a population of a little over 32 million and we definitely need permanent residents to come to Canada," said Iadinardi. "If we could meet (the 2005) target and go above it, the more the merrier."
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adios....so long....sooooo saaaaaad......
Can we help them pack?!? Have you even seen such a group of sore losers as the Dems in 2004. What a bunch of whining babies!
Hell, I would donate $10.00 to help them with their voyage expenses.
no kidding. we get eric gagne, and they get our great masses of unwashed former hippies.
Carville?
Yes, be sure to renounce you citizenship and give your spot to some chump who swam here across the Rio Grande....at least they want to be here.
They'll have to start whole new schools up there to house all the sociology professors!
Once they're all gone, I think it's safe to assume we can start to dismantle and do away with all the "monuments" of Liberal stupidity in this country. Start with the NEA and go from there.
a figure which rocketed to 115,016 on Wednesday.
115,000? That's not even enough to swing Pennsylvania.
OTOH, it would take New Hampshire, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, ... just fine. ;-)
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