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KT2000

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6. Students too

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon May 25, 2026, 07:56 PM

Yesterday

Our local college recruited students from Asian countries. They paid out of state tuition which allowed the school to add classes and instructors. The Asian students have not come back and there are layoffs and classes dropped.
We have a ferry that crosses to Victoria, Canada. The ridership from Canada is down affecting small tourist businesses.
Trump's trickle down economy.

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Tourists boycott US at record rates after Trump takeover [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

I know lots of Canadian snowbirds buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #1

DeSatan was happy to help too. BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2

Yup! buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #4

I had hoped that tree that fell outside of the mansion BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5

Imagine what would happen if a sinkhole swallowed up the wnylib Yesterday #8

If I didn't live here, I sure as hell... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #3

I know exactly how you feel, 3catwoman3 calimary 22 hrs ago #13

Students too KT2000 Yesterday #6

Why would they want to come to American Universities? slightlv 22 hrs ago #14

Can't imagine why Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Yesterday #7

Hell, CITIZENS are leaving in record numbers. Grokenstein Yesterday #9

Couldn't this be a good thing? littlemissmartypants 23 hrs ago #10

I agree that a lot of people only respond to their pocketbooks. yardwork 22 hrs ago #15

Nobody will win the blame game, ever. ... littlemissmartypants 21 hrs ago #16

That may be a tough call. OldBaldy1701E 12 hrs ago #21

A lot of Americans ... cannabis_flower 23 hrs ago #11

Which city? How is Colombia for expats? fujiyamasan 18 hrs ago #18

I'm currently living in Armenia, Quindio, cannabis_flower 4 hrs ago #25

I left as well but moved to Valencia Spain sdfernando 14 hrs ago #20

Our Republican owned/operated media popsdenver 22 hrs ago #12

Ouch! calimary 19 hrs ago #17

No one willingly goes into a war zone. Aussie105 15 hrs ago #19

As a Canadian, I'd have to see the following before I'll consider a trip to the USA now: MrsCheaplaugh 12 hrs ago #22

My grandpa was born in Canada ybbor 11 hrs ago #23

It's a shame that the owners and operators of tourist destination industries don't have the wealth and political power Aristus 10 hrs ago #24