Canada?

A thought occurred to me today:

What if illegal immigrants from Mexico weren't actually trying to stay in America, but rather had to because they were on their way to Canada?

Is that really so hard to believe? You hear those "dirty barefoot unpatriotic" liberals always saying how if things don't change they'll move to Canada. So what's stopping a poor immigrant who has nothing to lose anyway moving up there? It has been suggested that it's probably the cold, but where I'm from in Indiana we have a large Hispanic population and they don't seem to mind the harsh winters, so I think we can negate that.

I'm come to the conclusion that phenomenon is largely overlooked in American society, not because it's not happening, but rather we Americans are too self-important would would gasp at the idea of it. I mean, we're the "greatest nation on earth", of course people want to illegally come here, heck I would if I wasn't already a citizen! Are we so blind to our own thoughts of greatness that this isn't even a possibility?

On top of our own ignorance Canada would seem to have even more to offer than America. Free health care? Why wouldn't an immigrant want to go to a country that provides that most basic modern technology. They even have a providence that's official language isn't English, I have a feeling Canada would welcome such language diversity instead of creating sensationalist stories about foundations of their culture (National Anthem) being disgraced by anything other than English.

We all know this isn't true though, because of one simple reason. As much as American's love to complain and point the finger at illegal immigration as one of the biggest issues facing our nation, secretly they want it. Canadians wouldn't allow their workers to work for under minimum wage or give them little to no benefits. American businesses on the other hand seem all for paying for what is essentially slave labor.

Greatest Nation on Earth indeed.