[hawngyeedun]

Those who have not lived outside of the US (or NA) don't realize how hard life is for the rest of the world; most will just move right back within months.

Been there myself. Life ain't easy out there.

Edit - A little bit of context here: I am speaking as someone who was born and raised in a developing country rife with racial and political problems. My point is, a lot of people who are yelling about immigrating due to the election result are overly naive with their outlook. It takes an incredible amount of effort to adjust to a new environment, not to speak of giving up the connections and comfort they have in the US. It's not as easy as just "moving to another country".

[nkassis]

Canada and the US are virtually equivalent in most respect for jobs, standard of living etc... I'm from Canada, and now live in the US, I lived in north Florida and have seen people struggle incredibly compared to anyone I can think of in Canada. Even the poorest in Canada can at least see a doctor when they really need it. I know many people who are about to lose their only option to healthcare if ACA is repelled. They'd be better off in Canada.

[klipt]

> I know many people who are about to lose their only option to healthcare if ACA is repelled. They'd be better off in Canada.

Canada doesn't accept immigrants with expensive pre-existing conditions though. Much like insurance companies pre-ACA.

[Teever]

Have you ever been to a reserve in Canada?

[vkou]

Reserves in the US aren't any better.

On the other hand, life as a lower class non-native person in Canada is far better then that of a lower class non-native person in the US.

[snowwindwaves]

Some of them are truly shocking. My mind is consistently blown when I go because I don't get that remote more than a few times a year but they are unbelievable.

[nkassis]

It's bad I know, but as other pointed out it's no worse then some of the poorest areas of the US.

[kintamanimatt]

Huh? How is life hard outside the US unless you're in a really undesirable part of the world?

[M_Grey]

Are you kidding? I've lived in Ireland, Kuwait, Holland, Greece... and only Greece was "hard" in any meaningful way.

[hawngyeedun]

Added an explanation to my comment.

[adevine]

I still don't understand your comment. People who are thinking about emigrating because of Trump are thinking about Canada, New Zealand, Australia, etc., not a third world country.

[M_Grey]

On what planet do you think people are going to leave the US for Venezuela or Turkey?