Illegal immigrants would rather be arrested in Canada than stay in US
By Gabrielle Fonrouge February 17, 2017 | 3:16pm
A pregnant woman from Somalia is escorted by Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers after crossing the US-Canada border. AP
Undocumented immigrants in the US are jumping the border into Canada, where they hope they’ll be treated more humanely than under the Trump administration, according to reports.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are citing an influx of illegal border crossings, especially into Quebec province from upstate New York, according to a National Public Radio report.
One of the biggest entry points is from the small town of Champlain, where the Mounties patrol the other side and arrest the travelers as they come over.
But the immigrants are often released within 24 hours and can live in the country while pressing their immigration cases.
https://www.alipac.us/f12/illegal-immigrants-would-rather-arrested-canada-than-stay-us-343783/
