Illegals & 'refugees' running for the border.. North & South
Aug 21, 2017 5:38:04 GMT -5
Post by avordvet on Aug 21, 2017 5:38:04 GMT -5
Canada struggles with refugee surge from US
Julien BESSET, August 18, 2017
Montreal (AFP) - Soldiers busily assemble tents with wooden floors, lighting and heating in Canada's Quebec province near the US border to temporarily house a surge in asylum seekers from the United States.
Children run between rows and rows of the military green tents as their parents line up to speak with immigration officials and file refugee claims.
Throughout the day, school buses drop off dozens of people at a time at the makeshift tent city in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. They walked across the border with suitcases in hand, before being picked up by federal police who deliver them here.
Eventually, the newcomers will be transferred to Montreal or a government facility in Ontario province where officials will help them find more suitable accommodations while their claims are considered.
Security prevented media from speaking to any of the tent city residents.
www.yahoo.com/news/canada-struggles-refugee-surge-us-014915753.html
Julien BESSET, August 18, 2017
Montreal (AFP) - Soldiers busily assemble tents with wooden floors, lighting and heating in Canada's Quebec province near the US border to temporarily house a surge in asylum seekers from the United States.
Children run between rows and rows of the military green tents as their parents line up to speak with immigration officials and file refugee claims.
Throughout the day, school buses drop off dozens of people at a time at the makeshift tent city in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec. They walked across the border with suitcases in hand, before being picked up by federal police who deliver them here.
Eventually, the newcomers will be transferred to Montreal or a government facility in Ontario province where officials will help them find more suitable accommodations while their claims are considered.
Security prevented media from speaking to any of the tent city residents.
www.yahoo.com/news/canada-struggles-refugee-surge-us-014915753.html
Fearing Trump deportation, Haitians head to Canada and risk dividing their families
By Jacqueline Charles, August 17, 2017 5:31 PM
Beads of sweat trickled down her forehead as Carole Wembert dragged one bulky black-and-red suitcase and toted two other bags, the load weighing heavy on both her mind and body as she approached the border crossing.
After 15 years in the United States, the Haitian immigrant had quit her job at Walmart in Fort Lauderdale. She packed up her four children, flew 1,200 miles to New York City, took a bus for seven hours and then a taxi before finally reaching the heavily forested spot on the U.S.-Canada border that has become a word-of-mouth entry point to a new life for immigrants.
The future in Canada was uncertain, but she was pretty sure what faced her in the United States: deportation.
“The president doesn’t want the immigrants to stay,” Wembert said.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article167829772.html
By Jacqueline Charles, August 17, 2017 5:31 PM
Beads of sweat trickled down her forehead as Carole Wembert dragged one bulky black-and-red suitcase and toted two other bags, the load weighing heavy on both her mind and body as she approached the border crossing.
After 15 years in the United States, the Haitian immigrant had quit her job at Walmart in Fort Lauderdale. She packed up her four children, flew 1,200 miles to New York City, took a bus for seven hours and then a taxi before finally reaching the heavily forested spot on the U.S.-Canada border that has become a word-of-mouth entry point to a new life for immigrants.
The future in Canada was uncertain, but she was pretty sure what faced her in the United States: deportation.
“The president doesn’t want the immigrants to stay,” Wembert said.
www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/world/americas/haiti/article167829772.html