Posted on 03/12/2017 12:19:08 PM PDT by drewh
Frightened immigrants are creeping into Canada through a quiet border town in northeast New York to escape Donald Trump.
The families are fleeing through the town of Champlain which shares a border with Quebec.
They make their crossing on Roxham Road which leads them directly towards the village of Hemmingford and in to the path of Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers who take them to immigration offices where they can apply for asylum.
Since Donald Trump tried to implement a controversial travel ban stopping citizens from Muslim majority countries from entering the US, foot traffic on the road has increased.
Residents told how some families were sneaking over the illegal crossing in the middle of the night to avoid being caught.
'I’m not O.K. with it but I definitely can’t blame them,' Matthew Turner, who lives on Roxham Road, said.
Earlier this month, families claiming to be from Turkey were pictured being arrested after making the crossing at Roxham Road.
Crossing illegally at Roxham Road gives the families a quicker chance of settling in Canada.
It is illegal for any migrant to apply for asylum at the dozens of official border crossings. If they show up hoping for the best, they are turned back to stay in the US.
But if they cross illegally, they are arrested on Canadian soil. Police then have no choice but to allow them to make a refugee claim, process them and release them.
Roxham Road is one of the holes which led officials to liken the border to a block of Swiss Cheese. There are similar crossings happening in Vermont where families ditched their brand new cars and walked across the border last month.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shared his unequivocal openness to refugees since Trump began adjusting immigration laws.
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The “Shuffle Off to Buffalo” Slush Fund?
Champlain is a New York suburb?
Escape from evil Trump. Go to Canada for free food, lodging, healthcare and smart phones.
In arabic:
الهروب من ترامب الشر. الذهاب إلى كندا للغذاء مجانية، والسكن والرعاية الصحية والهواتف الذكية. مجانية، والسكن والرعاية الصحية والهواتف الذكية.
Those Arabs are real horse-traders and con-men...
Not all are like that, but my first roommate was first generation, his parents fled Lebanon. The attitude was basically you come into this world with nothing, whatever you could obtain by “guile and skill” was yours to be had. If the other guy let his guard down, it was your duty to fleece him, and you were to be commended for taking advantage of opportunity. Of course most folks would consider that to be stealing.
One night I watched him steal drinks from bar patrons who turned their backs, and change from a $20, too. When I confronted him, he merely winked and smiled. Needless to say, I moved out after a few months . . .
Do I hear the sound of a crime rate coming down?
No, not all are opportunists but as you know, culture matters. And theirs is a culture of take what you can sneak. At least on paper our culture still has the Zgo,den Rule as a major component for most of us. Of course that is changing as we get flooded with immigrants from less moral cultures.
Good point !
Sooo clever ;)
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