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Justin Trudeau tones down warm welcome for migrants as Canada struggles to cope with influx | |||
2017-08-26 | |||
[Telegraph] Justin Trudeau has sought to tone down the warm welcome he promised to The Canadian prime minister tweeted shortly after President Donald Trump ...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and what ever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States... announced the halt of the US refugee programme that Canada would still be a haven. "To those fleeing persecution, terror & war, Canadians will welcome you, regardless of your faith. Diversity is our strength #WelcomeToCanada," he said. But since the start of the year more than 11,300 people have crossed into Canada by foot from the US, with the surge due in large part to fears about Mr Trump’s immigration policy. Canada is on track to record the most refugee claims in a decade. The majority ‐ around 85 per cent, according to Canadian officials ‐ are from Haiti. In May Mr Trump floated the idea of rescinding a long-standing agreement to allow Haitians to remain in the country, meaning that a possible 58,000 Haitians could be deported in 2018. "For someone to successfully seek asylum it’s not about economic migration," said Mr Trudeau, in an attempt to make economic "It’s about vulnerability, exposure to torture or death, or being stateless people. If they are seeking asylum we’ll evaluate them on the basis of what it is to be a refugee or asylum seeker."
Overwhelmed by these numbers, the government has increased patrols along the border and added immigration staff to process claims. Montreal’s Olympic stadium has been turned into a temporary welcome center, and the military has been deployed to set up a 500-person camp on the border. "You will not be at an advantage if you choose to enter Canada irregularly," said Mr Trudeau. "You must follow the rules, and there are many."
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Posted by:trailing wife |
#6 Don't worry Skid, when the civil war/insurgency gets rolling, they'll get their tidal wave. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-08-26 11:32 |
#5 To paraphrase "Send us your poor, your downtrodden, those yearning for free stuff" |
Posted by: Cheaderhead 2017-08-26 11:07 |
#4 more than 11,300 people have crossed into Canada Let me know when that's *10^3. |
Posted by: Skidmark 2017-08-26 09:36 |
#3 I wonder how our former Canadian troll who chided us about our handling of illegal immigrants is feeling now? No, I'm not. HEH(c) |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2017-08-26 09:24 |
#2 He's ticked off Quebec. |
Posted by: Pappy 2017-08-26 09:11 |
#1 But he looks so dreamy. Vacuous twit |
Posted by: Frank G 2017-08-26 08:59 |