Before the November election my sister-in-law Jeannine told us, “If Romney wins, we’re moving to Canada.” When Sandra and I were canvassing in Union Hill, we met a woman who told us, “If Romney wins, I’m moving to Canada.”
People have been moving to Canada since the American Revolution, when thousands of Tories took refuge there. It was a popular destination during the Vietnam War, when the Flying Burrito Brothers sang “Well I’m headed for the nearest foreign border, Vancouver may be just my kind of town.”
During the George W. Bush administration, the number of Americans who took up permanent residence in Canada jumped from 5,800 in 2000 to 11,200 in 2008. (I took those figures from an article by John Ortved in the New York Times, Nov. 4, 2012.)
So where do the Republicans go now that Obama has won? Although Canada has swung to the right in recent years, the country still has socialized medicine and strict rules on guns. And while Rush Limbaugh threatened to move to Costa Rica if Obamacare passed, he should know that Costa Rica is a leader in environmental protection. Given Republican attitudes on Latinos, Mexico and the rest of Latin America are out of the question.
I’ve got it! They can all move to the Cayman Islands. They can enjoy the sun and play with their money. The sooner the better.
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