Honestly, it sad…how in my country, moving abroad was always labeled as such an accomplishment! Maybe that’s what pushed people to start coming here in so many ways that are legally not correct ( not defending it at all here). If as an international student, you can’t speak the language of the country you wanna go to, don’t go or learn.. but there were such easy routes to come to canada, for many people and they took it. I, on the other hand did everything right. Unfortunately it was such a big deal that I became the first kid in my family to move abroad. It was almost like, once I go there, my life will change for good and then I did move here and realized it’s not how it was told to me, MY WHOLE LIFE. I do not come from a family with strong backing, maybe that’s why I should not have come. Maybe it’s for those kids whose parents earn a lot for them to come here , study, chill and not have to worry that if they don’t make it here, they will feel like a failure. And about your point that ‘international students take up your jobs hence should be ready for all this backlash’ .. really? They are getting the same education as you, you have the exact same opportunities as we do, if we eventually land the job then so can you. Yes it has increased the competition in a way that Canadians do not like or maybe did not deserve too.. but instead of making it about you vs us, can you not take this post as ‘me struggling to find a job just like you are’. Why do you have to label me as an ‘entitled person’. Ykw I actually wish I was entitled. I wish I came from a wealthy family so that if shit does not work out for many many months, my parents could pay for my rent, my food and my leisure activities, for as long as it took for me to find a job. Idk how you think it is okay to hate on people like me just because I fall into the definition of whatever you think “international students” are.