OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to slap visa restrictions on six new countries could affect immigration flows to Canada, if history is any indication, as those caught up in the changes find new reasons to come here. Past internal government analysis of the border crossers found many hold U.S. visas, sometimes obtaining them expressly to travel to Canada to claim refugee status. “One of the potentially negative impacts is that I think we will see a reversal in the decline of (refugee) claims, especially from Nigeria,” he said. “You could see people who thought they might be able to obtain a green card in the United States instead shift their prospects to Canada.” Not all may seek asylum. Manjurul via Getty Images With Trump restricting immigration in the United States, people are turning towards Canada.

Source: Huffington Post February 04, 2020 01:41 UTC