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Originally Posted by Bonsai Tree
I especially get mad at the stupid "weather argument". That's the dumbest argument out there. If the weather was a major factor in the recent slight decline in Illinois's population then why are there plenty of cities north of here growing? Minneapolis, Grand Rapids, and even Fargo North Dakota. How about Canada! Canada has a booming population! Calgary is cold as hell, how do you explain it growing by 400,000 people over the past 15 years. Sure there are plenty of people who do move for weather, but if they made up a large portion of the population the North wouldn't have any people and we'd all be living in California (which has the best year-round weather). Oh wait, people are moving out of California! That's why this argument sucks. Please use other things like segregation, lack of economic opportunity, even image (which has a much larger impact on population) rather than weather. It's just ridiculous.
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Well, in regards to a Canada, it’s literally growing because of international immigration of people from poorer countries.
Trust me, the single worst thing that could happen to Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, etc is if America flings open its doors to international immigration (at least makes it as easy as Canada does), or if a Canada became a part of the US. It would be a disaster.