One Small Street In New York Funnels Migrants From The U.S. Into Canada
December 1, 20198:00 AM ET
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Emma Jacobs
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Tens of thousands of migrants cross north out of the U.S. each year, hoping they'll have a better chance of being granted asylum. The journey takes them all to one dead-end road in Upstate New York.
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST:
A nondescript country lane in upstate New York has become one of the most popular routes for asylum-seekers trying to get into Canada. But many face steep legal hurdles if they make it to the other side of the northern border. Emma Jacobs reports on a new legal battle over immigration in Canada.
EMMA JACOBS, BYLINE: It's after dark when a taxi drives past bungalows and horse pastures to where rocks and road dead ends at the Quebec border. The woman who gets out is originally from Haiti.
UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Non-English language spoken).
JACOBS: A Canadian police officer introduces himself from across a strip of gravel.
https://www.npr.org/2019/12/01/783932614/one-small-street-in-new-york-funnels-migrants-from-the-u-s-into-canada
