A group of Canadian church volunteers hoping to carry out relief work in New Jersey said they were denied entry to the US over fears that they would be “stealing” American jobs. The plan was to spend the week helping a central New Jersey church in its ongoing efforts to rebuild homes hit by Hurricane Sandy. “We typically send groups down every two or three years to do similar projects.”The 12-member group set off on Saturday. It was this last line that border officials seemingly took issue with, said Hoeksema. After more than two hours spent at the border, the group – all of whom were carrying Canadian passports and who had travelled to the US before with no incident – was denied entry.

Source: The Guardian March 14, 2017 19:41 UTC