A day after Quebec confirmed that asylum seekers who cross the border irregularly are being despatched to different provinces, Premier François Legault known as on the prime minister to discourage migrants from coming to Canada.
Legault advised reporters he thinks many individuals are claiming asylum in Canada due to a 2017 Justin Trudeau tweet saying the nation would welcome folks fleeing persecution.
The premier, who has maintained the province doesn’t have the capability to welcome extra folks, says Trudeau ought to publish a brand new tweet telling migrants to not come.
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Quebec’s immigration minister mentioned Tuesday that solely eight of the roughly 380 asylum seekers who entered by way of the irregular Roxham Road border crossing on the weekend remained within the province, with the others being despatched to different provinces.
Legault, who met with the U.S. ambassador to Canada on Tuesday, has additionally known as for the settlement that forestalls people who find themselves within the United States from claiming asylum at official Canadian border posts to be prolonged to irregular border crossings.
The RCMP intercepted 39,000 folks crossing the border irregularly in southern Quebec in 2022, up from 4,095 in 2021.
