Canada's immigration minister warns against illegal crossings at Minnesota's northern border
Canadian immigration minister visits Minnesota to deter border surge
By Mila Koumpilova Star Tribune DECEMBER 8, 2017 — 8:51PM
AARON LAVINSKY - STAR TRIBUNE
Canada's immigration minister, Ahmed Hussen, arrived in Minnesota just days after the U.S. Supreme Court let stand for now new travel restrictions for eight countries, including Somalia — the land a teenage Hussen fled with his family.
But even as he has come to symbolize for some the divergent immigration philosophies on either side of the U.S.-Canada border, Hussen shuns criticism of the Trump administration's approach. In fact, he was in the Twin Cities this week in part to discourage a spike in asylum-seekers crossing into Canada this year that has tested the country's famously welcoming attitude.
"We are huge fans of immigration, but we want people to immigrate through the regular channels," he said.
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