“Wirtschaftlichen Problemen in der U.S. are driving Americans across the northern border in near-record numbers as they seek better job opportunities and cheaper education in Canada.”

That’s according to a recent CTV News Bericht, die sagte, dass Kanada ausgestellt 35,060 Visa für U.S. residents in 2010 and an additional 34,185 visas to Americans in 2011.

As the unemployment rate in the United States remains high, “it’s natural you’re going to see more…young Americans pursuing economic opportunity here,” said Canada’s Minister of Citizenship, Einwanderung, Multikulturalismus und Jason Kenney.

Ähnlich, more American students are applying to Canadian universities um die höheren Kosten der Studiengebühren südlich der Grenze zu vermeiden.

Lesen Sie den vollständigen Bericht auf CTVNews.ca.

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U.S.-Canada border photo by HeyRocker (Flickr)