More and more Americans are making a run for the border

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If you can prove you have a Canadian ancestor —.even several generations back — you may now be eligible for Canadian citizenship. That’s thanks to a new law passed in Ottawa that removes the one-generation limit on citizenship based on descent. As Maine Public’s Ari Snider reports, this has set off a scramble among people seeking a potential exit strategy from the US, especially from New England, where many families have roots north of the border.