Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is defending the Liberal approach to asylum seekers, insisting the Conservatives' proposed alternatives are "half-baked" and impractical. The RCMP intercepted 19,411 asylum seekers outside official border points in 2018, down from 20,593 in 2017. To militarize the border and place a CBSA official or RCMP official every 100 metres," he said. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says that the conservatives only plan to deal with refugees is to militarize the border. https://t.co/caNSoStqm2 —@MichelleRempelConservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel responded angrily on Twitter, calling Hussen's suggestion that Conservatives would militarize the border "desperate, unCanadian, divisive fearmongering."

Source: CBC News January 22, 2019 15:18 UTC