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American man who kayaked to Canada says he's claimed asylum, wants to find peace (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 18 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Our refugee system wasn't intended to be used by Americans, but look at what's going on in his country..

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Can I do this. I think a lot of us would swim over if we could escape this hell hole country.

[–] Rocketpoweredgorilla@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 months ago

A lot of people simply walk across the border. (But please don't try this in winter unless you fully understand our winters, many freeze to death that way.)

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's not far-fetched to see how the current situation is likely to escalate the violence.

[–] cannon_annon88@lemmy.today 7 points 8 months ago

It seems like they're doing everything they can to bring it to that point.