Why do they prefer Trump’s USA to liberal Canada? Just something to ask a liberal.
Would imagine it has to do with climate and preferred end of journey being in the southern states for many, they just think this route might work out easier for them, rather foolish as there are fewer places to sneak across the border (it looks wide open on a map, but almost all the remote places end up at easily surveilled forestry access roads and the entire border is bristling with electronic surveillance between crossings). Some do stay in Canada illegally. I don’t think it’s as easy to find work, there’s no network of helpful casual employers waiting to offer jobs, and construction work in Canada tends to be more union regulated. But it’s probably mostly a question of a warmer climate and a community they know is already there waiting to absorb them. The story does not get into how many might be getting past detection, I would imagine it is a rather low percentage.
It’s harder to learn French than English :)