Illegal Border Crossing into Canada - Asylum Seekers
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jmt18325 said:
Maybe I am ignorant of laws on this, but how can the Americans stop them from leaving? If I try to cross the border at Houlton from Woodstock (which I have), the only thing really stopping me is the US Border folks...I am trying to get into the US, not out of Canada. If the US doesn't let me in...guess what? I don't get in! Seems pretty simple to me.
There is nothing we can do to stop them from illegally entering Canada...what? What do we have CBSA for then? We stop them at the border crossing and process them like they do at airports, etc. They turn people away who can't enter Canada for various reasons. So unless I am missing something, we (Canada) are knowingly letting people enter our country, illegally, from the US. ???
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Returning to Canada around 2006/7 or so, we were stopped by a Homeland Security patrol car about 200 meters South of the border. They asked questions, looked in the trunk and the rest of the vehicle. Not really a search. Also a Homeland Security helicopter was flying North along I-29. Shortly after we were stopped.
I think the US could stop the flow, but they don't want to. In a way it resolves some of their problems and dumps it on Canada.
I think the US could stop the flow, but they don't want to. In a way it resolves some of their problems and dumps it on Canada.
Eye In The Sky said:
The US has border zones set up within ~80 miles of their border. They can stop you entering or leaving, and detain you.
The US couldn't do any more to stop you from entering illegally than Canada has done. They would arrest you on entry, and return you to Canada. The people entering illegally in the cases we're talking about don't usually have any legal status in the US. We can't simply turn them around because of that. The Americans don't want them and won't take them.
We can't enforce Canadian law on the US side of the border, and we can't turn them around as the US won't take them back - they aren't Americans. We can arrest and deport them, unless of course they request asylum. As the Safe Third Country Agreement doesn't apply here, we have to process and have no grounds to refuse.
The CBSA work only at official border crossings. The RCMP do their part (advise, warn, and arrest) and then hand them over the CBSA for immigration processing. At those crossings they can deny entry to Americans or hold people from other countries for return to the US (if they'll take them - the US took one of the people found with child porn and charged him, as it was at an official border crossing and they decided to take him). If the US won't take them back, we can deport them to their country of origin (if it is deemed a safe country), or have them enter our court system by charging them.
It's not as simple as so many people want to believe.
Rifleman62 said:
Exactly - all of the people are being searched by the US before illegally crossing. They're happy to let them leave.
There are a few people, according to the articles, that have turned around after being told by the RCMP that what they're doing is illegal.
Just in from the Immigration Minister and Public Safety Minister (live right now) - they have added 20 Refugee officers to Montreal this week, and will add 10 more next week. They will also add a team to Cornwall. The current backlog is 5 months for processing, but it should come down with these changes. They have instructed consular officials in the US to dispel myths about the refugee process in Canada. Those found ineligible for refugee status will be removed, and people are being told that.
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kratz said:
Repeating the same false points doesn't make them correct. They are not claiming asylum via the Canada US border. That is only true if they arrive at the actual border point. Read the Safe Third Country Agreement.
Once they illegally cross, they are arrested - inside of Canada. At that point, their claim must be processed.
Once they illegally cross, they are arrested - inside of Canada. At that point, their claim must be processed.
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Remember: Canada was well ahead of Trump when it declared 4 Aug 2016 was the last date that Haitian refugees could declare Residency in Canada or be deported.
Tweets and more on LINK.
It’s time we really took a look at Trudeau’s political philosophy
By Anthony Furey, Postmedia Network
First posted: Monday, August 21, 2017 03:30 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, August 21, 2017 03:49 PM EDT
Does Justin Trudeau support open borders? I can’t answer that question. Neither can most Canadians, including his colleagues in the Liberal caucus. I’m guessing only his closest friends can, if that.
This past weekend the prime minister once again sidestepped taking a firm stance against the illegal border crossings that have become precipitously worse in recent weeks.
Social service agencies are strained, regular Canadians are losing their faith in the system and we now have a de facto open border.
View the latest Government of Canada asylum claimant stats here
You’d think this mounting crisis would inspire strong words from the politician tasked with maintaining the integrity of the nation. Far from it.
“Canada is an open and welcoming country, but let me be clear — we are also a country of laws,” Trudeau said in Montreal on Sunday.
These were his toughest words so far yet still they never actually stated the basics: That these crossings are illegal and should not be happening.
Michelle Rempel, the Conservative critic on the file, recommended a number of social media postings Trudeau could make to set the record straight, like: “If you illegally enter Canada, you will be arrested and detained by the RCMP” and “I apologize for my #WelcomeToCanada tweet which may have made you think otherwise.”
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Rempel’s right. But I don’t think it’s going to happen. Trudeau’s not shy about speaking up on issues when he wants to and believes it’s the right thing to do.
It looks like he just doesn’t want to this time. And why is this?
It’s almost an absurd question to be asking: Does the leader of the federal government care about the enforcement of the federal borders? But based on his troubling statements we’ve got to ask it.
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And the very fact we do is a harsh reminder about just how poorly vetted Trudeau was back during the last election.
Politicos should ask themselves this: Just what exactly does this guy believe? I’ve followed him in great detail since the 2013 leadership race and really couldn’t tell you.
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The 2006 Liberal leadership, by contrast, was covered inside and out. By the end of it there was little we didn’t know about Michael Ignatieff and Bob Rae, so thoroughly chronicled and vetted their lives and perspectives were.
We learned who their college roommates were (each other!). We even learned how they fit into Isaiah Berlin’s fox and the hedgehog paradigm (long story).
They gave extensive speeches on public policy issues. They’d written a number of books and papers on sundry issues. Rae had a long political career to draw on and Ignatieff had his academic work.
They didn't just come out of nowhere. You knew what you were getting with them.
Meanwhile, Trudeau seemingly drifted through life before becoming an MP in 2008, leaving few breadcrumbs to tell us what serious thoughts he had, if any.
And even then, once in the House of Commons, he failed to distinguish himself on any committees or by presenting robust private members’ bills. He had no history of giving keynote speeches at think tanks and associations, as most leadership-calibre politicians do.
So, sure, he’s the leader of something called the Liberals and, yes, he’s said a few times he’s a fan of Wilfrid Laurier. But that’s not really a window into a man’s mind.
Trudeau’s political philosophy appears more in line with the SJW blogger contingent than the socially liberal, fiscally conservative outlook of the Chretien/Martin-era that precedes him.
Maybe the prime minister does support open borders. And that would be a big problem. Too bad we didn’t ask him tough questions like this before he got into office.
Remember: Canada was well ahead of Trump when it declared 4 Aug 2016 was the last date that Haitian refugees could declare Residency in Canada or be deported.
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http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450712/justin-trudeau-illegal-refugee-crackdown
Trudeau Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration
by Philip H. DeVoe August 22, 2017 4:42 PM
After reminding the world that Canada is “a country of laws,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the nation will no longer be ignoring refugees who enter the country illegally. Faced with a rash of border crossings from the U.S. and growing criticism of his quixotic approach to border control, Trudeau’s decision marks a major turning-point from his campaign.
Evidently, Trudeau is recognizing what any head of state who campaigns for radically loose immigration policies must at some point: Opening borders poses serious problems, both practical and political. Angela Merkel is facing pressure to accept an upper limit of refugees in Germany, and many see Britain’s exit from the European Union as a rebellion against the EU’s more liberal refugee policy.
Canada’s refugee problem has grown exponentially in the past few months. In all of 2015, only 2,900 crossed over the U.S. border into Quebec illegally. Since July 1 of this year, that number has reached 6,800. Over half of those account for the first two weeks of August alone. A large number of these have fled the U.S. in fear of Donald Trump’s aggressive stance on illegal immigration and his proposal to make legal immigration a more exclusive process. Trudeau has not been vague on social media in his criticism of Trump’s border control policies, tweeting in January that Canada welcomes all, because “diversity is our strength.”
Enforcement is enforcement, however, and no progressive message of inclusion could save Trudeau from having to uphold his country’s laws. He informed the refugees on Sunday that they would be expected to go through the country’s “rigorous” screening process, reminding them that illegal crossing doesn’t allow them to circumvent existing laws.
This shouldn’t surprise. Canada’s process is one of the most rigorous in the world. Refugees aside, those who wish to immigrate to Canada must contend with a merit-based system similar to the one Trump proposed earlier this month. Skilled labor, points for French- and English-language proficiency, and high levels of education are all pre-requisites. As Trudeau is discovering, tone does not an immigration policy make.
Trudeau Cracks Down on Illegal Immigration
by Philip H. DeVoe August 22, 2017 4:42 PM
After reminding the world that Canada is “a country of laws,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the nation will no longer be ignoring refugees who enter the country illegally. Faced with a rash of border crossings from the U.S. and growing criticism of his quixotic approach to border control, Trudeau’s decision marks a major turning-point from his campaign.
Evidently, Trudeau is recognizing what any head of state who campaigns for radically loose immigration policies must at some point: Opening borders poses serious problems, both practical and political. Angela Merkel is facing pressure to accept an upper limit of refugees in Germany, and many see Britain’s exit from the European Union as a rebellion against the EU’s more liberal refugee policy.
Canada’s refugee problem has grown exponentially in the past few months. In all of 2015, only 2,900 crossed over the U.S. border into Quebec illegally. Since July 1 of this year, that number has reached 6,800. Over half of those account for the first two weeks of August alone. A large number of these have fled the U.S. in fear of Donald Trump’s aggressive stance on illegal immigration and his proposal to make legal immigration a more exclusive process. Trudeau has not been vague on social media in his criticism of Trump’s border control policies, tweeting in January that Canada welcomes all, because “diversity is our strength.”
Enforcement is enforcement, however, and no progressive message of inclusion could save Trudeau from having to uphold his country’s laws. He informed the refugees on Sunday that they would be expected to go through the country’s “rigorous” screening process, reminding them that illegal crossing doesn’t allow them to circumvent existing laws.
This shouldn’t surprise. Canada’s process is one of the most rigorous in the world. Refugees aside, those who wish to immigrate to Canada must contend with a merit-based system similar to the one Trump proposed earlier this month. Skilled labor, points for French- and English-language proficiency, and high levels of education are all pre-requisites. As Trudeau is discovering, tone does not an immigration policy make.
Good2Golf said:
Said 'greeting centres' are where every person crossing illegally is arrested, given their charter rights, and subjected to an interview for a number of purposes related to our national security and public safety, and the integrity of our immigration system. Short of summarily shooting them when they cross the border, I don't know what else you propose. Canada is constrained by its laws, and the law in this case dictates that illegal entrants will be arrested and detained. The fact that it has become necessary to do so wholesale and with the aid of some infrastructure does not change the law on the matter. I'm not sure what different approach you would suggest RCMP and CBSA take? We as a country have no right to turn around and dump them back in the U.S. without American permission- and they would just come right back anyway.
Brihard said:
Exactly - we can not ignore our own laws and the agreed upon norms and laws of the international community just because we happen to not like a situation. This situation is going on around the world right now (largest mass migration since WWII) orders of magnitude higher.
But we can make a big unapologetic deal of deporting a good chunk of them back to Haiti.
That, more than anything else will send a vibrant loud message that you are just speeding up your deportation to Haiti if you come to Canada
That, more than anything else will send a vibrant loud message that you are just speeding up your deportation to Haiti if you come to Canada
If that is what due process dictates be done, then yes we can. But that due process has to be allowed to happen. That's what upholding the rule of law in a democratic nation means. We don't get to always like the short term result.
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Rule of law? They have unlawfully entered the country at an unlawful border crossing from a lawfully safe country. Straight on to bluebird busses, straight to the airport, and straight back home.
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