Immigration: Officials and Board

immigration: Departmental officials say Trump's executive orders are too new for them to be able to estimate how much they could cost Canada and in what ways, according to Brandon Sun. Related Items Articles Illegal border crossers nabbed so far in 2017 nearly half of all caught in 2016The Immigration and Refugee Board, however, has been saying for months that a rise in the number of asylum claims is already straining its resources and it has put in a pitch for more cash. But both immigration officials and the federal minister told a House of Commons committee that right now, there's no new money. Board officials had been hoping to get an answer in Wednesday's federal budget but Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen wouldn't commit Monday to new funds. The board did receive about 4.5 million to deal with an expected increase in claims from Mexican nationals following a government decision to lift visas for Mexicans last December. He says the fact that claims have been rising at the IRB since 2015 is proof the problem goes beyond the so-called Trump effect. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.