Tensions Rise As More U.S. Illegals Cross Border Into Canada
The most recent estimates from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other sources indicate that there are over 11 million illegal immigrants in the United States. Over 75 percent of the unlawful population has lived in the U.S. for more than ten years. Since President Trump is cracking down on immigration, these illegal immigrants, and even others who are losing their Temporary Protected Status (T.P.S.) because it is expiring, are looking for alternatives. A promising alternative appears to be Canada. In large measure that is because in January 2017, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau responded to President Trump’s first travel ban by tweeting: “To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith…†As a result, Canada’s National Post newspaper recently reported that the country will soon have more American migrant border crossers than it has Syrian refugees - a significant burden on that country's absorptive capacity.
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