Donald Trump create longer wait times?

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I don't think that many, speaking as an American who knows a lot of people who were threatening to do so. And most of them would not have been doing so under family sponsorship, but instead trying to get in through EE. I've never paid attention to where those are processed.

I don't doubt there'll be some increase in spousal/common law sponsorships, but I suspect it wouldn't be any more of the type of bump that comes shortly after wedding season, and it will probably be people who were already headed down that path anyway eventually (sort of like the people who proposed marriage on 9/11, etc.) Once you start seriously researching what's necessary to do it, you'll figure out pretty quickly whether you're eligible or not, and the fact that you can't just send in an application for free will cut down on people actually trying. And even with that, I doubt the increase will come all at once, as many relationships would be in different stages of readiness (needing to get married, needing to live together to establish common law, etc.) It would likely be spread out over a period of time and not be some onslaught on Inauguration Day.

A lot of Americans were hitting the site just for the sake of curiosity on election night, with no intention of actually moving. While it was amusing they crashed the site, I truly don't think it's indicative of some massive onslaught of people attempting to leave. We'll see down the road. That's my take on it as an American. The media here has already moved on to talking about who's going to run in 2020.

That only addresses a minor part of the concern. But in perslective, if 0.1% of those who did hit the site during election night, that's an extra 2,000 cases. And that's dealing with a less than probable number, don't you agree? An extra 2,000 cases, when you are dealing with family class quotas in the 10's of 1,000's per year, is statistically significant, no?

The bigger problem can be the influx of the undocumented trying to escape. This group is at higher risk remaining in the US, and so what's the next best thing (according to them -- I guess the no likeie snow). Not to say this will happen. But it will also have an effect.

CIC employs a set number of visa officers. EE, Family class, refugee. Won't matter. The other CPCs will be tasked to pick up the extra load. Leading to increased processing times.