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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Premier: ‘Stop standing by’ immigration
Pallister tells feds border-crossers are straining resources The war of words between Manitoba and the federal government escalated Tuesday as Premier Brian Pallister urged federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale to see for himself how asylum-seekers are straining provincial resources. “Mr. Goodale needs to get closer to the people who are providing the services and he’ll understand how overstretched they are,” Pallister said. “We’re asking for the federal government to stop standing by while Manitobans do all the work.” Pallister’s comments came shortly after Goodale said the federal government is monitoring the growing number of refugee claimants who are crossing the border from the United States. The community of Emerson has been one of the hot spots and Pallister has asked for more money to help pay for housing, language training, legal aid and other services. Goodale said immigration is a joint
federal-provincial responsibility, and many of the people crossing into Manitoba soon leave for other parts of the country. “It would appear that a great many are not remaining in Manitoba and, in fact, are moving to other locations,” he said at an event in Regina. “So the pressures in terms of housing and other accommodation would actually fall in other communities. “But we’re following all of this very carefully to be sure that we’ve got what we need to have to cope with this efficiently and safely.” More than 200 people have walked across open fields and through ditches near Emerson since Jan. 1. Many of those making the journey are originally from African nations and fear deportation from the United States under toughened immigration laws. They cross fields and ditches instead of at official border posts because of the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country agreement. Under the agreement, people who have made refugee claims first in the U.S. are turned back at official Canadian entry points, but it does not apply to people who get onto Canadian soil first. the canadian press
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Pieces of home How Somali asylum-seekers are biding time at the Salvation Army
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