Immigration: Trump vs Trudeau

When it comes to talking about immigration in their countries, Justin Trudeau and Donald J. Trump couldn't be more different.

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00:00We continue to pursue our policies of openness.

00:13Donald J. Trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.

00:20Canadians have opened their hearts and their arms to families fleeing the ongoing conflict in Syria.

00:26Our proposal prevents new immigrants from going on welfare for at least five years.

00:34That first generation is always going to have challenges integrating.

00:38Our plan favors applicants who can speak English.

00:43There are Italian grandmothers who still pretty much only speak Italian but their kids and their

00:49grandkids are seamlessly and completely integrated into Montreal and the only difference is that they

00:56tend to be trilingual and not just bilingual.

00:58When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best.

01:02We see diversity as a source of strength not weakness.

01:07Our country is strong not in spite of our differences but because of them.

01:13I am today starting the process of terminating the diversity lottery program.

01:22Diversity lottery sounds nice, it's not nice.

01:26We have been open to people fleeing persecution, fleeing war zones,

01:32looking for a better life for themselves and their kids.

01:34We take them because other countries don't want them.

01:37We're like a dumping ground.

01:39The United States, Aaron, is like a dumping ground for the world's problems.

01:43Every wave of immigration has faced pushback because of how they dressed or how they sounded or

01:50what their belief was, what their religion was and every wave of immigration has led to

01:56Canada being a better, stronger, more resilient, richer country.