Canada's largest city to open emergency housing for asylum seekers - ReutersTORONTO - 24 May 2018: Canada's largest city said on Wednesday it is activating an emergency contingency plan to shelter refugee claimants as it prepares for an influx of migrants this summer, a rare move that underscores the strain caused by the inflow of asylum seekers.Toronto will house 800 asylum seekers in college dorms over the summer, the city said in a statement. He and his colleagues have been working with the city for months to develop a longer-term solution. "It's a bandage. Of course a bandage doesn't help in the long term, particularly if people continue coming in (at) this level. "Refugees cross illegally because if they cross legally at formal border crossings, Canada will turn them back under a bilateral agreement with the United States.

Source: Egypt Today May 23, 2018 22:52 UTC