Canada intends to change the law to make it harder for asylum seekers rejected by countries like the US to file refugee claims at the border.
The move comes as thousands of asylum seekers have crossed the border after their claims were rejected in the US.
Amendments were introduced on Monday evening in the Liberal government's 392-page omnibus budget bill.
An influx of asylum seekers crossing at the US-Canada border has become a hot button political issue.
The law would allow immigration officers at the border to reject refugee claims if the asylum seeker has already made a claim in another country that has an immigration information-sharing agreement with Canada. The asylum seeker would no longer be entitled to an oral hearing and the claim could not be appealed to an independent tribunal.
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2 comments:
Hmm. Left leaning Canada realizes unbridled immigration is unsustainable. Other countries want to control the influx, but the US is supposed to just throw the doors open and let anybody in.
We have borders for reasons.
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