tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post3678070352587633637..comments2024-03-28T02:29:13.507-07:00Comments on Legal Ruralism: Crossing through rurality to get to CanadaLisa R. Pruitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16469550950363542801noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-27836811482010241102017-03-16T15:42:02.332-07:002017-03-16T15:42:02.332-07:00I also found this post very interesting. I have t...I also found this post very interesting. I have travelled through Champlain NY frequently on my way to Canada from my home town and I can picture clearly the juxtaposed conservative viewpoints and empathetic acceptance of the folks there. I feel those sentiments of more moderate conservatism are rare in our polarized nation. I echo Kaly's comment wondering how rural Canadians are reacting. I imagine Canada to be a less xenophobic nation in general, but that doesn't mean that immigration lacks an impact, particularly on folks directly encountering new immigrants daily. On another note, its amazing to me that American conservative zeal for closed borders is so openly and unflinchingly biased.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192921782376440109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-67538915971850324192017-03-13T14:33:03.492-07:002017-03-13T14:33:03.492-07:00I thought this was a really interesting, if depres...I thought this was a really interesting, if depressing, post. I wonder if because of the New York Times article there is going to be a sudden crackdown on the area. I can't help but remember that heart-wrenching photo of the children being passed across the border as US Border Patrol tried to stop them (http://www.amny.com/news/asylum-seekers-flee-u-s-border-patrol-into-canada-1.13143806). <br /><br />This reminds me a lot of the "wet feet, dry feet" policy for Cuban asylum seekers that was ended by President Obama. Essentially, if you could make it to land, you could stay and apply for residency after a year, while if you were caught in the water you were sent back. I doubt Canada would enact a policy like that, as it would have major political blowback and Trudeau seems to be doing his best to stay on good terms with the US, but perhaps internal policies may make it easier for people fleeing the US to apply. <br /><br />It'd be interesting to hear what opinions people in rural Canada have towards immigrants fleeing the US. Many may settle in rural areas, which might create its own tension. Kaly https://www.blogger.com/profile/10268476786225453811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-51621552949798657752017-03-12T22:52:56.091-07:002017-03-12T22:52:56.091-07:00"Escaping to Canada" is a common theme i..."Escaping to Canada" is a common theme in times of stress. Indeed, the blockbuster hit of the weekend, Logan, featured this as a major plot point. What is it that makes Canada so attractive: that it is a separate country or that it has more rural and spacious places where people can disappear to? Considering the lack of connectivity to the world, it is interesting that escaping to rural areas is not a stronger theme than escaping the country as a whole, more in line with Atlas Shrugged. It certainly may be easier to disappear into obscurity than to cross an international border. <br /><br />RGL wrote about how certain rural places are seeing increased traffic as people seek to cross to Canada. It seems this is different from other rural places because it is temporary, a direct response to political tension. What is not new is rural towns as places to pass through. Indeed many rural spaces are only marked by a truck stop, a single cafe, or a stalwart mom and pop diner to meet the needs of the traveller passing through. Rural towns as temporary rest stops are nothing new.ofilbrandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810491852453390815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7171420941776673660.post-34442679114786674052017-03-12T22:51:16.939-07:002017-03-12T22:51:16.939-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.ofilbrandthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12810491852453390815noreply@blogger.com