Anon Archived Canada Granting Refugee Status to Fewer Illegal Border Crossers (reuters.com)
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[–] derram ago
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'A U.S.-Canadian border pact that turns back asylum seekers at border crossings allows immigrants who cross illegally into Canada outside of an official border crossing to apply for refugee status. '
'The influx has strained Canada’s backlogged system for assisting people seeking refugee status, leaving aid agencies scrambling to meet growing demand for housing and social services. '
'Immigration and Refugee Board data shows that while only a small number of border-crosser claims have been processed, acceptance rates are down for all groups seeking refugee status. '
'It has asked the United States to amend an agreement between the two nations to make it easier to turn back thousands of illegal border crossers. '
'Like Haitians, thousands of immigrants from El Salvador in the United States have been told that they will lose their temporary legal status. '
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