American Counterparts: Canada and Government Figures

american counterparts: Officers had stopped 658 people in February and 315 in January, according to CTV. Canada Border Service Agents say their American counterparts are not helping the situation. Last month, the RCMP intercepted 887 people crossing between official border points, with 644 of them crossing into Quebec. Most of the people crossing illegally have claimed asylum, with federal government figures showing three-thousand-440 asylum claims processed in March, compared with 2,885 the previous month. Others have had Canada in their sights all along as their destination, obtaining U.S. visas solely for the purpose of coming here. Some of those coming to Canada have told authorities they were motivated to leave the U.S. because of the new administration -- fearing their asylum claims won't be treated fairly or that general anti-immigrant sentiment is rising. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.