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Umm, no. Between 1999 and 2004 Canada received about 8,000 refugees a year over our land border. In 2004 Canada and the US signed a treaty that basically said refugees from a third country would have to apply for refugee status in the first country they landed, either Canada or the US. In other words if a Syrian refugee lands in the US they cannot claim refugee status in Canada.

Claims fell dramatically after that but ramped up to about 7,000 last year. Note, these figures are for refugee claims, not successful claims. I believe the number of successful claims are very low and most claimants are sent back. These people fleeing in the snow don't know they will be sent back.

Note to liberals, Canada does not take US citizens as refugees.

In 2004 Canada and the US signed a treaty that basically said refugees from a third country would have to apply for refugee status in the first country they landed, either Canada or the US. In other words if a Syrian refugee lands in the US they cannot claim refugee status in Canada.

Just recently I spoke for about 10 minutes with a US Border Agent in a town called Derby Line,VT (google it if you have free time,it's an interesting place).Derby Line is bordered by Stanstead,QC and has a funny history,border-wise...which you'll learn about if you google it.The agent told me that there have been several incidents in which "refugees" rushed the border at Derby Line and,because your border agents aren't allowed to pursue gate crashers,were able to continue north to a town called Magoog where they stop and call Canadian police to surrender.From there,I think,they lodge their refugee petitions.And that's just one small part of the border.

And lastly,hasn't your new PM publicly declared,more than once,that despite the US's dastardly policy toward refugees such people will always be welcome in Canada? If so,that sounds a lot like Merkel a year or 18 months ago.

Note to liberals, Canada does not take US citizens as refugees.

Unless I'm mistaken this article isn't focusing on US citizens but,rather,people whose mother tongue is either Spanish or Arabic.I'd never want to move to Canada...the sight of poutine makes me physically ill! ;-)

This will give you a quick glimpse of how porous the US/Canada border is...partially because of harsh terrain and partially because of long friendship.And just FYI...I've been to the Haskell Library that's mentioned in this piece.The border really does run right through it...and there is a black line on the floor which *is* the border.Also,you see a shot in the film of Canusa Ave...I've driven that road.Most of it is in Canada but for a short stretch the yellow line in the middle of the raod is the border.On one side the houses have cars with Vermont plates,on the other they have Quebec plates.

Porous border!

US/Canada border