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Still think about the video of the opposition leader eating an Apple.
Canada's point based system that incentivizes uneducated 18 year olds to move on an instant GC has to be the most brain-dead immigration policy I've witnessed. To repurpose a popular quote : "When
MexicoIndia sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringingdrugstrucks. They’re bringing crime."It's sad. Canada is an appealing country to immigrate to. But, their system appears to prefer under-educated and under-resourced immigrants. Compare this to the H1B immigrants in the US. They are high skilled immigrants who pay more taxes than the average American, can't claim social-security benefits and usually takes 5-100 years to get a Green Card. (I am talking about those who aren't abusing the H1B through loopholes)
Isn't this because the entire graduating class of Canadian doctors moves to the US ? This is a
True. But both Canada and USA are pretty under built by world standards.
Dude, get your cities right... It's Ludhiana.
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