Posted on 05/07/2020 1:00:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
SWANTON, Vt. -- The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing from Canada into the United States along its northern border has nearly tripled over the past three years, and a growing portion are Mexican citizens, according to federal data.
One Mexican man who crossed illegally to work on a Vermont dairy farm said it was easier than trying the southern border.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection statistics obtained by The Associated Press after a public records request provide new detail on what was apparent anecdotally: Along the border from Maine to Washington, 446 of the 1,586 illegal crossers apprehended in the 2019 fiscal year were Mexican, or 28%. That's up from 20 of 558, or just 3.6%, in 2016.
The numbers also increased for Romanians many identified as ethnic Roma and other nationalities, such as Haitians and Indians. Those tallies don't include apprehensions for reasons other than illegal crossings, such as overstaying visas.
This years data will likely look different because of travel impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Michael McCarthy said theres been a decline in illegal entries since the arrival of the virus and the border closure, though he didnt have specific numbers. But theyre expected to pick up again as travel resumes.
A former U.S. Department of Homeland Security attache in Ottawa said she wasnt surprised by more illegal crossings from Canada, though that total remains less than 1% of southern border apprehensions.
Like water at the lowest point, migrants will find their best way in, said Theresa Brown, now director of immigration and cross border policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington.
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Makes sense.
The price of an airline ticket from Monterrey to Montreal is cheaper than the price paid to a coyote.
Mexicans invading from Canada?
Is this how so many mexicans ended up in the Chicago area?
One Mexican man who crossed illegally to work on a Vermont dairy farm said it was easier than trying the southern border.
I’ve heard that there are far fewer physical barriers of any kind, along the border with Canada, compared to the border with Mexico. I suspect that illegal aliens are learning about places to gather in Canada to come across, if we are reading about it having been published in the media.
Excellent point.
Is this how so many mexicans ended up in the Chicago area?
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Yes, they get into the water in Sault St. Marie, swim through St.Marie’s River into Lake Huron, about 40 miles west to Lake Michigan, then nearly 300 miles of swimming all the way down to Chicago at the south western end of Lake Michigan... all before breakfast
Or they could take a bus.
Thanks Canada, for being spineless. Crap-weasels.
Well not lately since all visitation and immigration to Canada has ground to a halt.
Or they could take a bus.
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Buses are amphibious now?
LOL :P
Roma = Gypsies
Well not lately since all visitation and immigration to Canada has ground to a halt.
That has not and will not be long term.
When the ban is lifted, flights to Canada will resume.
We will need to increase enforcement on the Canadian border.
The cartels heard they were making AR15’s and such rifles illegal, business will be much safer for them in Canada.
Hate to tell you, but at the Soo-thats how we say it up there, it is a avenue for illegal crossings.
All they got to do is get across the river, which is done by hiring a river rat to get them across.
Illegals can adapt quickly. Government agencies, not so much.
But but but Mister Democrat scumbag you’ve told me many times that walls don’t work. So WHY are these rodents making their way to our border that has no wall? Hmmmm Oh I’m so confused.
The price of an airline ticket from Monterrey to Montreal is cheaper than the price paid to a coyote.
Also, a lot safer for the illegals buying the airline ticket.
Also, a lot safer for the illegals buying the airline ticket.
How are they illegal if they are Mexican Nationals buying airline tickets while in Mexico?
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