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as an adult through my mother, who was Quebecoise. I tried (and failed) to get citizenship for my son because he was judged as second-generation, even though the newest 2009 law gave us hope that I was reclassified as a Canadian citizenship from birth, making him first generation....oh, well.
Anyway, if I felt like leaving my kid and grandkid flat, I'd move back to Canada and the hell with this place. But I just...can't...leave...them.
I don't expect that the new healthcare law will help them at all. From what I've seen, they make a bit too much money to qualify for any help with the premiums, and not enough money to actually pay the premiums. They'll be uninsured, and have to pay the penalty. 
To address the point about Americans getting out into the streets, I regret to report there are gobs of Americans who think that if their fellow citizens can't afford to buy [insert service or product here], they shouldn't get it. Everyone feels this way when the service or product is something like beer or fancy clothing, but when it's something as vital as HEALTHCARE, there is a huge bunch of Republicans/libertarians/selfish assholes who think that their fellow citizens should just die and get out of the way. This is not only a bizarrely destructive attitude on a personal level (for the believer and the victim), but on a societal level, this attitude is a destroyer of civilization. It negates even the idea of civilization. I'm sure there are a few Canadians who feel this way, but I bet they are considered weird. Here, that feeling is considered legitimate, and it has been legitimized by many actions of the Republican Party, Fox News, etc., over the years.
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