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| Trump election win is 'worst case scenario' for America's liberal neighbor where cops are bracing for impact | |
| 2024-11-09 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Donald Trump's election win could see a huge influx of illegal migrants into Canada as they flee the US for a state which previously vowed to welcome them. Canadian police and migrant aid groups are bracing for the arrival of asylum-seekers from the US at the same time they are dealing with record numbers of refugee claimants. Some are likening the anticipated surge to a 'worst case scenario' President-elect Trump swept to power this week in part on a promise to enact the largest deportation in American history. Canadian police have been preparing for months, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sergeant Charles Poirier said on Thursday.
'Let's say we had 100 people per day entering across the border, then it's going to be hard because our officers will basically have to cover huge distances in order to arrest everyone.' The police chief said his teams had been prepping a 'contingency plan' for Trump's election, warning that it could drive illegal migration and irregular migration into Quebec and Canada. When Trump first came to power in 2017, thousands of asylum-seekers crossed into Canada between formal border crossings to file refugee claims – overwhelmingly at Roxham Road, near the Quebec-New York border. Roxham Road is no longer an option: Canada and the U.S. expanded a bilateral agreement so that now asylum-seekers trying to cross anywhere along the 4,000-mile border, instead of only at formal crossings, are turned back unless they meet a narrow exemption. It comes as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a huge U-turn on his immigration policy amid dismal ratings for his Liberal Party in the polls as the country buckles under record numbers of migrants. In July, almost 20,000 people filed refugee claims, according to Immigration and Refugee Board data. Experts said the figure is the highest monthly total on record and was driven by global displacement. The number has since dipped, to about 16,400 in September, but remains historically high. There are more than 250,000 claims pending, according to the board. Trudeau revealed the government will slash the number of immigrants allowed into the country for the first time in years. Canada is set to allow 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027, down from 485,000 in 2024, according to the National Post. But migrant aid groups warned that closing off legal routes for asylum only leads to more risky migration practices. 'When you don't create legitimate pathways, or when you only create pathways where people have to do the impossible to receive safety, you know, unfortunately, people are going to try to do the impossible,' said Abdulla Daoud, director of The Refugee Centre in Montreal. Police are on 'high alert,' Poirier said, prepared to deploy additional resources to patrol the border. Depending what happens that could mean hundreds more officers. It could also mean more cruisers, chartering buses, building trailers and renting land. 'All eyes are on the border right now,' Poirier added. 'We were on high alert, I can tell you, a few days before the election, and we'll probably remain on alert for the next coming weeks.' Toronto's FCJ Refugee Centre already serves dozens of new asylum-seekers a week, its founder Loly Rico said. Trump's election is 'going to impact Canada,' she said. 'We will start seeing more people crossing the border, appearing in cities and looking for support.' She worries about what will happen in the winter. In 2022, a family of four froze to death trying to cross the border near Emerson, Manitoba. 'It's going to be a challenge for any refugee in the United States to feel that they belong, and that's why they will start looking what other countries can start giving them protection.' Canada's immigration department 'will continue to prepare and anticipate all possible scenarios, any approach taken will be first and foremost in the best interest of Canada and all those who live here,' Immigration Minister Marc Miller's office wrote in a statement. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #13 Is her/Xe/Zhe name PEG? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-11-09 19:14 |
| #12 Gotta' check this one out... White Dude For Kamala Harris Meltdown In Front Of Austin City Council. "...my wife's boyfriend..." gave me a bit of a chuckle. |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2024-11-09 19:06 |
| #11 I hear there's lotsa land available up by the Great Slave Lake. Plus, you'll be well positioned when Global Warming kicks in. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-11-09 12:26 |
| #10 Those that leave need to have their US passports cancelled once they are out of the US. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2024-11-09 11:46 |
| #9 Or better yet, Yellow Knife |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-11-09 09:53 |
| #8 I hear Moosejaw is nice this time of year. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-11-09 09:51 |
| #7 “Quebec and Canada?” Sloppy proofreading or there are now 2 countries to our north….. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2024-11-09 09:29 |
| #6 Searches for how to leave the US surge as bitter Harris supporters hunt new homes |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-09 09:12 |
| #5 Don't bother coming back. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2024-11-09 08:43 |
| #4 Well, BYE |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-11-09 08:31 |
| #3 More than half of Harris voters want to relocate following Trump win: survey |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-11-09 08:08 |
| #2 LAW ENFORCEMENT TODAY The article "Michael Letts: Is the 'peaceful transfer of power' a ruse to kill President Trump?", expresses concerns about another assassination attempt BEFORE Trump takes office. Quoting "Remember how after 2020 we heard the line again and again: “the most secure election in history”? Well… now we’re hearing another line repeated again and again." “The peaceful transfer of power." |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-11-09 06:55 |
| #1 As many are saying. The Liberals, Socialists and Democrats (LSD's) are making appearances to have accepted the Trump win way too quietly. Even seeing U-Tube vids and U-tube Ad's hinting or saying Biden Resigned and Harris is taking over. So a big question is between now and Jan. 20th, 2025, are they priming the voters for a CYA Coup, or just massive Civil disruptions? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2024-11-09 04:14 |