Illegal border crossings from Canada quietly rising, data shows
More than 960 people crossed into the U.S. illegally from the northern border with Canada last year, according to data released from CBP.
March 9, 2019, 12:54 PM PST
By Kerry Sanders, Ezra Kaplan and Daniella Silva
DERBY LINE, Vermont — More than 960 people crossed into the U.S. illegally from the northern border with Canada last year, according to data released from Customs and Border Protection.
While that number is a tiny fraction compared to the migration across the border with Mexico, it represented a 91 percent increase from the prior fiscal year, the data showed.
The Trump administration’s rhetoric on border security has largely homed in on the southern border, which has seen an influx of thousands of families with children from Central America seeking asylum in the United States.
https://www.alipac.us/f12/illegal-border-crossings-canada-quietly-rising-data-shows-370386/
