OTTAWA—The Liberal government is thinking about buying trailers to keep asylum seekers currently living in tents at the U.S. border safe from the cold winter. More than 6,000 people have crossed illegally into Quebec from New York since July, the vast majority of them Haitians. “We know, from our experience, people want to work, are able to work,” said Quebec Immigration Minister Kathleen Weil. Many of the asylum seekers are believed to be coming to Canada because the U.S. government announced it is thinking about lifting the temporary protected status given to Haitian nationals after the deadly 2010 earthquake, meaning thousands of people could be deported. So, the Liberal government is also expanding its outreach efforts in the U.S. beyond the Haitian community to drive home the message that asylum in Canada is not a sure bet.

Source: thestar September 01, 2017 19:07 UTC