Donald Trump and maga Republicans motivate exodus of Americans looking to move to Canada

Dear Editor echo letter published in The CAP Times, newsin Wisconsin. (*Check below to read a Facebook post from Canadian journalist Alex-felix Tremblay) 

I have a cousin, a citizen of the United States, who recently moved to Canada. She and her partner will be there for three years, the maximum visa time Canada will allow them. They were hoping for a bit longer before returning. My cousin said they departed because of Donald Trump and his ilk's attitude toward LGBTQ and DEI.

My cousin is in her mid-60s, born and raised in Wisconsin, as were her parents and grandparents.

My cousin and her partner will have to return to the United States before Trump leaves office. And they are nervous about whether that will even happen. Their hope is America will at least normalize to some degree upon their return, perhaps at least to the point just before Trump descended the escalator. But they aren't waiting with bated breath because there currently is no shortage of replacements for the Trump army of hate.

I don't have specific statistics for the LGBTQ community of people who want to emigrate like my cousin. But, I am more than comfortable saying they are very far from alone. 

And, besides my being deeply embarrassed as a fellow American, I am at a loss as to what to do about the deeply embedded cancer of evil Trumpism that has invaded our country.

From Bill Walters in Fitchburg, Wisconsin

*Hello, I'm a journalist with Radio-Canada in Quebec, Canada, and I'm looking for American citizens with Canadian ancestry who are in the process of immigrating to Canada. The new Canadian law seems more permissive. Please inbox me site here.