Do you want a job in Canada?

Maybe after reading this blog, you might want to come live in Canada. Or perhaps you don't have much hope for the 2008 U.S. presidential race.

Well, the Daily Show ran a segment about how Mexicans are recruited to come to Canada to take jobs.

As an example, correspondent Dan Bakkedahl put Raffi Torres in the spotlight. Torres, a forward for the NHL Edmonton Oilers, is of Mexican and Peruvian descent. However, Bakkedahl didn't point out that Torres was born in Toronto. Torres is one of three people on this Wikipedia list under the category "Canadians of Mexican descent."

When Dan Bakkedahl asked immigration lawyer David Rosenblatt about why they didn't take Americans, Rosenblatt replied: "We do get contacted by a lot of Americans and we are interested in bringing up Americans. If there are any Americans that do want to come to Canada, we have jobs and we're happy to take Americans' applications."

Bakkedahl talked over part of Rosenblatt's answer as part of the comedy, saying there aren't really jobs. But the message was clear: Americans are welcome.

I confess to being one of those who wanted to jump in 2000 and 2004. But I'm still here. yet, I'm thinking about it. The money (it does cost to switch countries) is an issue. It's a lot easier if you have an offer from an employer to work in Canada.