Ottawa: Canada imposed a ban on refugees entering the United States this year after several illegal immigrants were apprehended, but the number of refugees in the country has increased.
According to international media reports, after the agreement to prevent refugees from entering the United States, Canada has seen an increase in the number of refugees instead of a decrease.
The country’s migrant agencies told Reuters that many migrants are now arriving by plane, while others cross the border and remain in hiding until they can request asylum without fear. give it
According to Reuters, the figures show how difficult it is for countries to close their doors to refugees. Hundreds of refugees were forced to sleep on the streets in the Canadian city of Toronto this summer.
Shona Liebman, Acting Director and Associate Professor of the Human Rights Program at the University of Winnipeg in Canada, said that the basic fact is that closing the border does not solve the problems of refugees, but it only creates frustration. And increases.
It should be noted that on the one hand Canada welcomes immigrants and aims to house half a million new permanent residents by 2025 to fill the country’s acute labor shortage, but on the other hand it has signed an agreement with the United States. has discouraged those seeking asylum through Canada, whereby Canada deports asylum seekers.
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