Did Canada extradite draft dodgers?

Starting in 1965, Canada became a choice haven for American draft evaders and deserters. Because they were not formally classified as refugees but were admitted as immigrants, there is no official estimate of how many draft evaders and deserters were admitted to Canada during the Vietnam War.

What happened to draft dodgers that went to Canada?

Vietnam War resisters in Canada were American draft evaders and military deserters who avoided serving in the Vietnam War by seeking political asylum in Canada between 1965 and 1975. Many Americans who took refuge in Canada assimilated in the country and continued to reside there decades after the war’s end in 1975.

What happened to draft dodgers Vietnam War?

Members of The Resistance publicly burned their draft cards or refused to register for the draft. Other members deposited their cards into boxes on selected dates and then mailed them to the government. They were then drafted, refused to be inducted, and fought their cases in the federal courts.

What happened Vietnam deserters?

During the Vietnam War, 503,926 desertions occurred in the United States military. Most deserted in the United States, but some fled to other countries. Those who remained over the years typically did so because of a distaste for American politics or because of careers and family now in Sweden.

Why did Canada join the Vietnam War?

Canada was one of three members (along with Poland and India) of the International Control Commission (ICC), the international body formed to supervise Vietnam’s independence from France, and its separation into North and South. Canada got the job essentially because it was the friendly face of the non-communist world.

What happened if you refused to go to Vietnam?

How was the Vietnam draft prevented?

Here are 11 ways people beat the draft in the 1970s.

1. Be a Conscientious Objector.
2. Make up a health condition.
3. Have children who need you.
4. Be a homosexual.
5. Run away to Canada.
6. Go to college.
7. Have a high lottery number.
8. Hold an “essential” civilian job.

How did the draft affect the Vietnam War?

The military draft brought the war to the American home front. During the Vietnam War era, between 1964 and 1973, the U.S. military drafted 2.2 million American men out of an eligible pool of 27 million. Ironically, as the draft continued to fuel the war effort, it also intensified the antiwar cause.

Why was the draft used in Vietnam?

When there weren’t enough volunteers to meet the needs of the military, the Selective Service System (the draft) was used to cover the shortfall. After WWII, the U.S. maintained a “peacetime” draft, so the draft already was in place as the U.S. deepened its involvement in Vietnam.

How many people went AWOL in Vietnam?

Approximately 50,000 American servicemen deserted during the Vietnam War.

Did any Americans defect to Vietnam?

Only a handful American servicemen are believed to have defected to the communists during the Vietnam War. Officially labelled a defector by the Pentagon, many suspected Nolan, an African American, changed sides after suffering a lifetime of racial discrimination.

How many draft dodgers came to Canada during the Vietnam War?

Because they were not formally classified as refugees but were admitted as immigrants, there is no official estimate of how many draft dodgers and deserters were admitted to Canada during the Vietnam War. One informed estimate puts their number between 30,000 and 40,000.

How did the US government respond to draft dodgers and deserters?

Despite the growing body of literature on U.S. draft dodgers and deserters in Canada and of Canada-U.S. relations, there is no examination of how the U.S. government responded on a diplomatic level with Canada to the growing problem.

Why didn’t the US government protest the Vietnam War in Canada?

Despite the fact tens of thousands of United States draft dodgers and military deserters came to Canada to escape the Vietnam War, the U.S. government did not launch a formal protest to the Canadian government.

How did the Vietnam-era National Guard help avoid the draft?

Similarly, the Vietnam-era National Guard was seen by some as an avenue for avoiding combat in Vietnam, although that too was less than foolproof: about 15,000 National Guardsmen were sent to Vietnam before the war began winding down. Phil Ochs (1940–1976) was one of several countercultural figures to encourage draft evasion.