Canadian Jews considering immigration to US under Trump amid increasing fear of antisemitism

If Trump makes good on offering Canadian Jews refugee status, will they come?

(JTA) — TORONTO –- Sari Watson was too afraid to attend Yom Kippur services. Concerned by rising levels of antisemitism in Canada, she was safely at home 25 minutes away when a gunman charged at her childhood synagogue. “My internal alarm has been going off, and you begin to think about escape routes or backup plans,” said Watson, 39, who lives in Quinte West, Ontario, about 15 miles west of Belleville, where the attack during Kol Nidre on Sept.…

If Trump offers Canadian Jews refugee status, will they take it?

The Trump administration has imposed stringent restrictions on immigration, including on asylum seekers, but is inviting South African whites—and, potentially, Canadian Jews—to apply for refugee status.

Canadian Jews considering immigration to US under Trump amid increasing fear of antisemitism

Florida Sen. Rick Scott, Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, and US President Donald Trump, all Republicans, have alluded to the idea of extending refugee status to Canadian Jews who fear antisemitism.

If Trump makes good on offering Canadian Jews refugee status, will they come to the US?

Some Jews would prefer to stay and fight – and say that the United States is not safer.