Many francophones I know are up-in-arms about Trump and his Mexican wall. The truth of the matter is that Quebec's separatist movement adheres to exactly the same concept. Since forever, Quebeckers have had a significant nationalist populace -- a populace that wants to separate from the rest of Canada. Now shrinking because of immigration, it nevertheless remains a vocal and active political and ethnic force in that province.
My question is, how is the desire to block out the rest of Canada any different from Trump's wall? It isn't. Separatists believe that if one is not of "pur laine" French heritage, one is not a valid "Quebecker". Sounds suspiciously like the Trump-ites who want to cleave the Mexicans from their country.
Don't get me wrong, I have a problem with illegal immigration, both in Canada and the US, but for francophones to self-righteously decry the wall is hypocritically disingenuous.
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