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| Americans flock to Canada's immigration Web site |
| 2004-11-05 |
| 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 George W. Bush's election win this week. Anyone want to mirror this website for them -- we dont want them to go down under the rush and leave any of these idiots here..... "When we looked at the first day after the election, November 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 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." I really dont think these are the types of people you want.... beleve me.... But right now it is too early to say whether the increased interest will result in more applications. "We'll only find out whether there has been an increase in applications in six months." The waiting time to become a citizen is shorter for people married to Canadians, which prompted the birth of a satirical Web site called www.marryanamerican.ca. The idea of increased immigration by unhappy Americans is triggering some amusement in Canada. Commentator Thane Burnett of the Ottawa Sun newspaper wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide to would-be new citizens on Friday. "As Canadians, you'll have to learn to embrace and use all the products and culture of Americans, while bad-mouthing their way of life," he said. Dont worry, these |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #11 >>> a satirical Web site called www.marryanamerican.ca.<<< You mean, those oversexed fringe-oids whom I pledged my soul to were....cruel absurdities? Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. |
| Posted by: Rufus Lee King 2004-11-05 11:38:01 PM |
| #10 Oh,goody, up close and personal experience w/HillaryCare. What do you mean the government tells me when I can get an x-ray? 6 weeks???? |
| Posted by: anonymous2u 2004-11-05 8:18:02 PM |
| #9 That may be 240,000 less votes for the 2008 Democratic Nominee. Good Bye !! Dont let the Door hit you in the Ass on the way out !!! |
| Posted by: leo88 2004-11-05 8:04:05 PM |
| #8 Ottawa is seeking to attract between 220,000 and 240,000 newcomers next year. And all of them will end up in the greater Toronto area. |
| Posted by: Rafael 2004-11-05 7:54:59 PM |
| #7 I hope the moonbats hurry up and LEAVE. (No disrespect mean to Canadian Rantburgers.) |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-11-05 7:17:31 PM |
| #6 The more of the scum that jumps the border the better. The minute they are let in we should revolk their citizenship and place their names on a permanent list of dumb-asses that black balled from entering the states ever again. F%@K the whole lot of them, maybe they would be happier if they was all deported to North Korea, Iraq, Iran and any other half-ass third world country that will take their sorry asses. |
| Posted by: Ol Soldier 2004-11-05 7:12:59 PM |
| #5 Be sure to view some of those pledges.... there are some real 'losers' in there..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-11-05 6:37:25 PM |
| #4 This proves the Bush Bashers only wanted Kerry or hit the highway. Clean up America-push them over the border, but first make sure IRS takes aways their U.S. passports, since once they leave there is no returning. |
| Posted by: Mark Espinola 2004-11-05 6:16:53 PM |
| #3 Mrs D -- Lol! Hey, there's an off chance that some of our moonbats just might be serious (yea!) - the link has been swamped since you posted it! Do it, tools, do it! |
| Posted by: .com 2004-11-05 6:05:56 PM |
| #2 Marry Me |
| Posted by: Mrs. Davis 2004-11-05 5:55:59 PM |
| #1 LOL I was talk with my Buddies up in Edmonton. They are laughing their asses off. They don't like the look of the moonbats and wack heads that want to imigrate. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-11-05 5:45:23 PM |