Firstly, angry Canadians canceled their American vacations and cost the American tourist industry billions.
Now some people who live here weigh more drastic action: namely selling their houses and fleeing for the northern border.
It is a movement that Donald Trump could touch where it hurts the most. Because, of the 800,000 Canadians who live in America, a disproportionately large number – around a tenth – settles in the beloved state of the president's state.
But confronted with Trump's Stringent trading rates, stricter border policy and his controversial comments about Canada The '51st state', many in the Sunshine State pack it.
“Canadians really don't feel respected,” says Palm Beach broker Jeff Lichtenstein de Daily Mail exclusively. “They don't feel comfortable in the United States now.”
The problem is that Florida is already struggling with an oversupply of houses for fear of an imminent home crash, and can hardly afford to see a massive exodus of regular Canadians.
A recent study even showed that three of the five American metro lines where house prices will probably refuel this year in Florida: Winter Haven, Tampa and West Palm Beach.
Trump has a personal interest in this potential crisis in front of his own real estate companies in Florida extends much further than his Mar-A-Lago resort and includes the famous Trump National Doral Gold Club in Miami.
There is a large Canadian population in Florida, but people flee the state about Maga
Boynton Beach, Florida attracts Canadians for his quiet beaches and delicious food
Broker Jeff Lichtenstein, CEO of Echo Fine Properties in Palm Beach Gard
But where started to acidify this relationship?
For years enjoying Canadian snow birds seamlessly traveling between the US and their home country, even if their residency paper was not always in order.
American border patrol agents performed historical clementia against Canadians because of a strong diplomatic relationship between the two countries.
But now Canada is increasingly being punished in the midst of Trump's drastic outline against immigration and trade … and it has betrayed our northern countrymen.
It is a trend broker Lichtenstein knows all too well.
He recently worked with a Canadian customer to find a house in Florida when he received an 11th-hour e-mail in which he met the deal.
“The buyer thanked me but told me that unfortunately they would not buy a house in the United States because of the current political climate,” says Lichtenstein.
He also describes another Canadian client who is ready to list their house in the Sunshine State, although they know that selling can be in the current climate with a loss of 10 percent – or more.
In view of the particularly offensive, the Exectuive Order of Trump that leads the Ministry of Interior Security (DHS) to ensure that 'aliens' – including Canadians – comply with their duty to register with the US government or to get a fine of $ 5,000.
From 11 April, any non-residents who stay in the US for 30 days or more must be registered with the DHS and everyone older than 14 years must become fingerprint.
Refusal to do this can lead to six months in prison, a prospect with many Canadians in Florida anxious.
Canadians who lived in Florida liked to travel back and forth between the US and Canada
Beautiful Boca Raton has a large Canadian presence, but the future looks grim
Boca Raton is expected to see Canadians who sell their houses due to rates and Maga rules
Donald Trump has also repeatedly said that he wants to make Canada the 51st state
Also another The law of 'compulsory documentation' turns out Canadians.
After they registered, Canadians belong to those who now have to wear their document 'proof of alien registration' at all times in the US. If they don't do this, it is considered a criminal offense and it can be met with a fine of $ 5,000, prison sentence or both.
Canadian heavy communities in Florida are Delray Beach, Boynton Beach and Boca Raton, where Lichtenstein sees a flowering in lists of Canadian owners.
“A resident told me that they lived in a senior community for 13 years and had a great experience, but now they are anxious and considerable to sell,” he says. “They don't see this end.”
Rates are also a problem.
Red cities will be most injured by a trade war with Canada, according to new data from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.
Trump is planning to impose 25 percent rates on many Mexican and Canadian goods and a rate of 10 percent on Canadian energy products.
Although some of those rates have been suspended or delayed, they are ready to be fully on April 2 – a day called a day of Trump 'Liberation Day'.
Trump claims that his motivation for the taxes is to stop illegal immigration and drug smuggling, although he also said that he does not like the trade deficit with both countries.
'If rates start to influence Canadian companies, frustration will only grow. Much of the Vitriol that is being discussed will be real. If rates influence someone's things, that is a big problem. If it gets more difficult and the rates get stuck and continue for a long time, more Canadians will leave, “says Lichtenstein.
'So if you are a Canadian business owner, you may have the feeling that your company is being harmed. Why would you want to do business in the country that harms it? “”
Canada and Florida have had a friendly relationship specifically for a long time. Canada buys more of the products and agricultural -related products from Florida than any other country, according to the Palm Beach Post. And Canada buys 40 percent of his seafood from Florida.
Trump has repeatedly said that he wants to make Canada the 51st state, who also rubs Canadians in the wrong way, causing them to boycott American cars, bourbon and meat. Many now also choose to skip holidays in the US, which harm the American tourism sector.
Canadians have long been the best international travelers to the US. Even a decrease of 10 percent in their travel expenses can cost the US economy $ 2 billion and result in 14,000 job losses, according to the US Travel Association.
Lichtenstein says that there are some holdouts thinking of selling, but have not yet pulled the trigger because they still hope that the American Canadian struggle will eventually calm down.
The remaining Canadian community in Florida has supported each other, with clusters of Canadian residents who have opened their own successful bars and stores that they visit together.
“There are Canadian hangouts with hockey on TV where they all go,” says Lichtenstein.
For those who are planning to return to Canada, they have to defy cold winters again if they stay there all year round. For those who do not go home, they are now considering movements to tropical locations, not in the US.
“Mexico, Costa Rica, that's two that I have heard,” says Lichtenstein.
