Immigrants now overwhelmingly prefer Canada – often derided in popular culture south of the border as The Great White North – over the United States, a new report reveals.
"If 30 years ago, you had asked somebody from Brazil, South Africa, or the UK which foreign country they would most like to move to for work, there's a good chance that each person would have offered the same answer: 'America. America. America,'" note the authors of Decoding Global Talent, Onsite and Virtual.
"But the appeal of the U.S. as a work destination has declined. Canada is now the first choice of foreign workers."
Yes. Canada.
The United States was top dog until 2018, the favoured destination of immigrants the world over. Then, U.S. President Donald Trump's administration put in increasingly restrictive immigration policies. The Black Lives Matter protests led to riots in some American cities. The U.S. presidential elections resulted in some Trump supporters storming the Capitol building and the loss of life.
As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed, things seemed to many to only get worse.
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