Posted on 03/11/2024 4:35:31 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A surge of Mexican nationals seeking asylum has led Canada to bring back visa requirements that were lifted nearly eight years ago.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Thursday that more than half of the asylum applications to the country are either abandoned or rejected.
Ottawa removed the requirements in 2016 to improve relations with Mexico.
Since then, an influx of immigrants has put strain on the government of Quebec and pushed it to a "breaking point".
Asylum claims from Mexican nationals to Canada rose from 260 to 23,995 between 2016 and 2023, an increase of more than 9,000%, according to federal data.
In Ottawa, 17% of all asylum claims in 2023 came from Mexico, a record high, Mr Miller said at a press conference.
He said that the Mexican government has expressed dissatisfaction with the reinstated visa requirements but "Mexico is and will remain an important partner".
Mexicans with work or study permits will be exempt from the visa rules.
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Pikers. The US imports 23,995 on average. PER MONTH.
What? Canada can have a border????
What gives here.
This Asylum crap is crap and needs to be changed
Canadians - “We’ve been robbed! They stole everything!”
Canada - “Maybe we should think about getting a lock for the door, but if we do we’ll the leave keys under the mat.”
Wait for it........Racist!!
the cold of Canada is a good deterrent
Canada’s Deep State is either lying...
Or has imported enough to do the damage.
Our ‘Liberal’ party is nothing but a pack of chameleons. Despite voluminous amounts of vitriol aimed at the Conservatives in order to score political points, they fold every time: Hated Free Trade, kept it. Hated a VAT, kept it. Hated central bank directed 2% targets, kept it. Hated Visas for Mexicans, now re-introducing them. So much wasted oxygen.
What bigots those Canucks are! They are denying themselves such a wealth of cultural enrichment from “newcomers.”
/s
It isn't. The Puerto Ricans flee the tropical island paradise for the welfare of NYC. Desert dwellers are moving to Minnesota.
True it’s not a hard and fast rule but it’s a small factor. There are Mexican farm workers in Canada and there is one in my church who is married to a Canadian girl. That said none of them say they came here for the weather. :)
“pack of chameleons”
Here in the USA we double down on stupidity.
sure Canada with your self righteousness and smugness.....now you decide that protection of borders is important....I think Canada should open their doors to all these illegals the world had stuffed into good ol America....
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