That's another important reason I'm immigrating to Canada. Although the presidential election gave me the initial idea of emigrating from the US, I have since found many more reasons and keep finding more.
I had some difficulty scheduling my IELTS exam timely because many people here in New York are taking the exam for immigration. I lucked out because one person had cancelled, a staff member at the test center told me. That staff member also told me that since the election, so many people had been taking the exam for immigration. It certainly was crowded on exam day.
I agree with you. I gave my IELTS in Canal St. NYC and it was packed with test takers. Very surprising.
CRS: 430 (waiting for spouse's WES eval report due 10/2 which [hopefully] should uptick the score to 439)
L:9
S: 8.5
R: 8
W: 7.5