65 per cent of Canadians say Canada is accepting too many legal immigrants. That figure, less than a year ago in February, was just 50 per cent. In March 2019, only 35 per cent of Canadians held that view.

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      And most Canadians are descended from immigrants who arrived in the past century.

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        Like 98% if you extend that to two centuries.

        We’re an immigrant nation, which is arguably how we’ve kept a lid on xenophobia until now. (And still are, probably; they chose the most doomer stats for the headline)

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      I’m not for mass deportation, but if you’re an immigrant yourself and you’re calling for this I think you should set a good example and take off.

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      It’s due to the housing crisis. If we had the infrastructure to support the influx of immigrants, Canadians wouldn’t be so opposed to them.

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      Now’s that’s the title of a study I want to read:

      What are y’all smoking?

      Abstract: Akrasia + Social Media = WTF