Asylum seekers finding it easier to obtain visas through Canada to U.S.
Changes at the United States-Canada border have not stopped migrants from illegal crossings to seek asylum in Canada.
"I'm very happy and I feel relieved. I'm just hoping and praying that they will allow me to enter," Manhamo said. The border between the U.S. and Canada is long, and not every mile is protected by border control. The are plenty of places migrants can cross the border"unofficially." Roxham Road is one of them.
The idea was to allow both countries to better manage the flow of refugee claims. The deal worked because of the belief that both Canada and the U.S. are safe landing places for people seeking asylum. But the agreement had a loophole: it originally applied only to official border crossings. Now the agreement applies to the entire 3,145-mile land border between the countries. Last year, the Royal Canadian mounted police apprehended nearly 40,000 irregular border crossers nationally, and over 99% of them were in Quebec."Yes, I am willing to. I am willing to. I can’t be separated from my family," Manhamo said.
"The family of the guy who was trying to abduct my daughter was following after us, wanted to fight my husband and my daughter. It wasn't safe for us to keep staying there. She was six years old at that time, but now she's eight. But up until now, they're following us.
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