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A sign is seen near Emerson, Man. Thursday, February 9, 2016. (John Woods/CP)OTTAWA – The number of people seeking asylum in Canada from Mexico continues to rise.
New figures from the Immigration and Refugee Board show that March recorded the highest number yet of new claims in 2017 – 110, up from 85 in February and 71 in January, for a total of 266 so far this year.
In all of 2016, there were just 241, statistics from the IRB show.
Last December, the Liberal government lifted a requirement for Mexicans to obtain a visa before travelling to Canada and an increase in claims was forecast.
The volume of asylum seekers from Mexico had been the reason the previous government begin to require visas in 2009, but the move caused diplomatic bad blood between the two countries.
The federal Liberals had promised to remove the requirement and doing so was given new impetus given the impending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Still, in lifting the visa, Canada told the Mexican government that if asylum claims reached a certain level, the visa could be reinstated…
Keep your personal credit separate from your job
– creditcards.com
Startups and small businesses often operate on small budgets and if your boss asks you to take out a card for business expenses, think twice before entangling your personal credit with theirs
Opening Our Borders Would Overwhelm America
– online.wsj.com
When I screened visa applications as a foreign service officer, I learned how many want to come.
A sign is seen near Emerson, Man. Thursday, February 9, 2016. (John Woods/CP)OTTAWA – The number of people seeking asylum in Canada from Mexico continues to rise.
New figures from the Immigration and Refugee Board show that March recorded the highest number yet of new claims in 2017 – 110, up from 85 in February and 71 in January, for a total of 266 so far this year.
In all of 2016, there were just 241, statistics from the IRB show.
Last December, the Liberal government lifted a requirement for Mexicans to obtain a visa before travelling to Canada and an increase in claims was forecast.
The volume of asylum seekers from Mexico had been the reason the previous government begin to require visas in 2009, but the move caused diplomatic bad blood between the two countries.
The federal Liberals had promised to remove the requirement and doing so was given new impetus given the impending renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Still, in lifting the visa, Canada told the Mexican government that if asylum claims reached a certain level, the visa could be reinstated…
