cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/21475759
Saw this on bluesky and thought I’d share here since I think there’s a lot of trans folks trying to find ways out of the US and this could potentially help in the future.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/21475759
Saw this on bluesky and thought I’d share here since I think there’s a lot of trans folks trying to find ways out of the US and this could potentially help in the future.
Won’t anyone who wants to get outta the States just declare themselves to be Trans to skip the queue? Like, how would this work? Is the petition to give transfolk priority over other immigrants? I’d appreciate an actual discussion, please.
You would still have to go through the same long and hard process as any other asylum seeker. Idk where you get the idea that trans people would be prioritized all this petition is about is legally qualifying trans people as apart of the class of people that can seek asylum in Canada.
If you want an actual discussion is a statement like, “we shouldn’t help asylum seekers because what’s stopping an immigrant from exaggerating the conflict they face in their original homeland to try and seek asylum?” In good faith?
This is the same argument as “if gays can get married won’t people just get gay married to avoid taxes?”
What? You still pay taxes when you’re married. I was hoping for a good faith discussion, please accept my apologies if I came in the wrong place