I have friends who explicitly chose Canada because it seemed like a good place to live in terms of individual freedom and quality of life. They immigrated from wildly different parts of the world, but came here as educated people.

Honestly, the majority of people I have met who came here with skills and the hope of a better life want Canada to succeed and do well.

Our bigger issue is one of refugees than of immigrants. These are the people coming here and joining gangs, milking the social safety net and government programs, not learning English, and minimally immigrating. This class of people didn’t demonstrate any desire to improve their lot back home before they came here.