Canada, U.S. move to redraft border treaty to cut flow of asylum seekers
04/03/2019
More than 40,000 asylum seekers have entered Canada at unauthorized points of entry since U.S. President Donald Trump launched his crackdown on illegal immigration two years ago. The flood of claimants is bogging down the refugee protection system in Canada.
One Canadian official, who was
granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly, said
between 60 and 70 per cent of the asylum seekers crossing the border between
points of entry appear to have gone to the United States specifically for that
purpose: They arrive in the United States on a visitor's visa, with no
intention of seeking asylum there, then immediately head to the border.