Yeah but not understanding it is how you end up with dickheads that cry about immigration from Mexico and the countries south of Mexico, while simultaneously supporting policies that ultimately encourage the illegal drug trade that's ripped through those countries. And as a result, there are more and more people who want to leave those countries to come to the US.
I live about as far from Canada as you can on the west coast, so I don't feel Canadian issues impact me as much - although I probably should learn more about it... as the far right in Canada and the far right in the US has an unreal amount of spillover.