CALIFORNIANS are dreaming of ditching the US and joining CANADA as backing grows for some American states to pull off 'their own Brexit'.

Momentum is building for a proposal which would see California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington state ditch a USA run by Donald Trump.

3 How the new North American map would look

3 People protest over the election of Trump as president in Santa Ana, California Credit: AP:Associated Press

Following shock news The Donald would be the 45th American President, Canada's immigration website was flooded with so many requests from US citizens it actually crashed.

Others took to the streets to make it clear they wanted Trump out of the White House before he's even officially become President.

Now some Americans are hoping to officially join up with their friends in the north without even moving house.

The idea for Calexit - for California to become an independent state - quickly went viral on social media after the election results were announced, with thousands of people calling for it to happen NOW.

#Calexit is trending...California is the 6th largest economy in the world. I'd vote for it. We'd be great on our own. #sorryamerica — Anika (@AllAboutAnika) November 9, 2016

Can the entire west coast just secede from the rest of the country? Let's make it happen, people! #CalExit #Election2016 — EscobarSeason (@Esco417) November 9, 2016

Now others have called for more States to join the movement and leave the US.

Those that propose the historic shift claim it is the perfect solution, as it allows Republicans to do their thing under Trump while those who object to him can pledge allegiance to Canada instead.

Canada’s prime minister Justin Trudeau has already promised to take in Syrian refugees, legalise marijuana and tackle climate change – pretty different to Donald Trump’s take on things.

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The Yes California website states: “We advocate for peaceful secession from the United States by use of an independence referendum to establish a mandate, followed by a nationwide campaign to advocate in support of a constitutional exit from the Union.”

And the plan already has some high profile backers, including Silicon Valley luminaries such as Shervin Pishevar, co-founder of Hyperloop, who has announced he planned to fund a “legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation”.

3 President Elect Donald Trump meets with Nigel Farage in New York after his election triumph Credit: PA:Press Association

He described his backing for Calexit as “the most patriotic thing I can do,” adding: “We can re-enter the union after California becomes a nation. As the sixth largest economy in the world, the economic engine of the nation and provider of a large percentage of the federal budget, California carries a lot of weight.”

The suggestion has been popular – although blue states which would be marooned without a Canadian border, such as Colorado and New Mexico, are reportedly alarmed at the though of being left behind.