Mikaela Painchaud

Mikaela Painchaud: The proposed legislation would allow Canadian snowbirds aged 50 and older to spend up to 240 days about eight months in the U.S. within a 12-month period without a visa, which is 58 days longer than the current 182-day annual limit, according to CBC. Snowbirds like Roland and Mikaela Painchaud, who escape Winnipeg to southern California every year, say the proposal would present a win-win scenario for the U.S and Some Manitobans who spend part of the year south of the border are hoping the United States will pass a bill that would let them stay stateside a little longer . Members of the U.S. Senate are set to begin debating the proposal, which is part of a broader immigration reform bill, on Monday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.