asylum: Janzen said he's done 95 television interviews over the last two weeks, according to CBC. Before that he'd only done one, a dozen years ago. The small border town of 671 has been galvanized to help asylum seekers, and the issue has certainly put the community on the map, attracting media attention from across the globe. But as the number of asylum seekers continues to surge, it's beginning to put a strain on local resources and raise some security concerns over potential risks to the residents, he said. Full coverage Refugees at the Canada-U.S. border Dozens of aslyum seekers, baby, cross into Manitoba Sunday So far, the asylum seekers have caused no trouble, and there have been no confrontations. It's starting to get concerning, because the numbers are growing, Janzen said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city politicians: Vancouver's Trump International Hotel and Tower has transformed into a potent symbol of Trump's candidacy and presidency, observers say, according to CTV. Protests over U.S. policy inevitably end up on its doorstep and provincial and city politicians have said the Trump name doesn't represent Vancouver. A lot has changed since then. It's more than a beacon of racism, said Coun. It's a beacon of intolerance. Kerry Jang, who has urged the developer to drop the Trump brand. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

community organizer: Of the 767 complaint cases opened over 10 years, one-third were based on ethnic origin and skin colour, according to CBC. Jonathan Carmichael, a community organizer with the tenants' rights group BAIL, said that's only a fraction of the actual number of landlords refusing tenants for ethnic reasons. Since 2011, the number of complaints increased by 35 per cent compared to the five-year period from 2006 to 2011, the commission's annual report noted. It's definitely the tip of the iceberg, he said. There are very few tenants who will file a complaint. In fact, the number of tenants who experience discrimination is much higher than that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

elliot: We just wanted to show the faces of these people and how amazing and beautiful they are, Nathan Elliot, founder of the company, said, according to CBC. Elliot recruited Hani al Moulia to be the man behind the lens. On Saturday, Front Runner Technologies hosted a photoshoot for the project, which will feature 150 different faces. It's really special for me because I'm one of these guys, said al Moulia, who left his home in Homs, Syria, when the country's devastating conflict began and members of his family were killed. What it's like at a refugee camp through the camera lens of a refugee Virtual reality film to show life through visually-impaired man's eyes Al Moulia said while the subjects of the photos may not yet speak the same language as the people in their new country, their face will be able to connect them to the new community. It's really important to, you know, tell people in this celebration that we're part of the new community. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

enforcement agents: Kelly outlines plans to hire thousands of additional enforcement agents, expand on the priority list for immigrants marked for immediate removal and enlist local law enforcement to help make arrests, according to a person briefed on the documents, who confirmed the details to The Associated Press, according to CTV. The surge of illegal immigration at the southern border has overwhelmed federal agencies and resources and has created a significant national security vulnerability to the United States, Kelly wrote. The memos dated Friday seek to implement President Donald Trump's broad directive to crack down on illegal immigration. He said apprehensions on the southern U.S. border had seen an additional surge of 10,000 to 15,000 per month from 2015 to 2016. The program has protected about 750,000 immigrants since its inception in 2012. The memos leave in place one directive from the Obama administration, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows young people who were brought into the country illegally as children to stay and obtain work permits. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

enforcement officers: Jail systems in other cities have also faced legal challenges contending it's unconstitutional to keep a person in jail after they're released on bail or complete their sentence, according to Metro News. The man who defeated Arpaio in the November election announced Friday night that he was doing away with the policy amid questions about its constitutionality. It was a policy put in place by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and widely denounced by critics who cited it as a pattern of unfair treatment toward immigrants. That means the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office will no longer keep immigrants past their release dates, putting more of the onus on Immigration, Customs and Enforcement officers. Penzone said the Maricopa County Attorney's Office informed him of the legal issues surrounding policy, and he responded by doing away with the practice. I have an obligation that this office act constitutionally and within the laws, Penzone said at a news conference. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gunshot wounds: The charges stem from a Jan. 6 incident where police responding to call about a shooting on a ranch near Candelaria found Daugherty and another man in the hunting party, Edwin Roberts, with gunshot wounds, according to CTV. The men were part of a group of hunters and told authorities they were attacked by people who had illegally crossed the nearby border and tried to steal an RV some of the hunters were using. Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez told Odesa television KOSA that a grand jury indicted Michael Bryant and Walker Daugherty on charges of using deadly conduct by discharging firearms in the direction of others. An investigation found that Daugherty shot Roberts and Bryant shot Daugherty, Dominguez said. Dominguez at the time suggested the agriculture commissioner needs to do his job and stick to that, and I'll do my job. The hunters' claim became fodder for a Facebook post by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who wrote the attack was another reason why a wall must be built to secure the Texas border to halt violent criminals and members of drug cartels coming in. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrant novel: Nguyen's jagged, hostile and at times outrageously funny novel managed to turn the conventions and pieties of the immigrant novel on their head without compromising its lucid moral vision, according to Toronto Star. The Refugees is Nguyen's follow-up, a collection of short fiction that explores a more restrained cast of displaced people than the scheming soldiers, spies and politicians of The Sympathizer. Grove Atlantic By James Grainger Special to the Star Sun., Feb. 19, 2017 Literary award juries are not noted for rewarding bold, innovative fiction, but last year's Pulitzer Prize jury, along with about a half dozen others, got it right when they handed the prize to Viet Thanh Nguyen for his debut novel, The Sympathizer. In each story, characters are dropped into situations of extreme cultural, linguistic, and geographical displacement, forcing them to radically adjust their assumptions about themselves and the world. Nguyen's protagonists negotiate the war's continuing fallout displaced, resilient, often bound strict codes of behaviour and conduct completely out of place in contemporary America and even communist Vietnam. Many of the stories take place in the Vietnamese communities of California, communities created by the fallout of the Vietnam War, a cataclysm ever present though rarely spoken of. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration status: For an entire week he was anxious, he was scared, Shaie says over tea at Daalo Grill, a Minneapolis East African restaurant where she, Badal and a big group of friends would regularly hang out, according to The Chronicle Herald. You can read from his face. Badal, a Somali man who spent months trekking four continents before landing in the United States, had been preparing to appeal a rejected asylum application when Donald Trump became president. The Trump administration's hardline views on immigration have rattled many in the Midwestern city's large Somali community, regardless of their immigration status, says Shaie, a community activist. Somalia was also among seven Muslim-majority countries targeted in a travel ban imposed suddenly last month, which has since been halted in court. Trump singled out Somali newcomers at a campaign rally in Minneapolis two days before November's election, saying the city had suffered enough from their presence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

saturday night: The government must respond to this situation in a way that keeps Canadians safe, and sends a strong message to those considering an illegal crossing that there are proper channels to do this, Rempel wrote, according to Hamilton Spectator. Clement, who is the public safety critic for the Conservatives, tweeted his support for Rempel's comments. Michelle Rempel and Tony Clement tweeted on Sunday that illegal crossings are unsafe and place a burden on local law enforcement. Illegal crossings are unsafe and a burden on local communities. Rempel's message was posted after Manitoba RCMP announced that another 22 people were intercepted crossing the border near Emerson on Saturday night. Our laws should be enforced, he wrote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

practices hotline: The sentiments of Muslims have become perpetual casualties of wedge politics, according to Globe and Mail. The continual debasing of Muslims, culminating in the recent attack in Quebec City, is precisely why it is important for Muslims to see their leaders express solidarity with them. And they have been hurting because it was not long ago that they were implicitly targeted by something known as the Barbaric Cultural Practices Act and the completely gratuitous barbaric cultural practices hotline announced by Kellie Leitch and Chris Alexander, who are both now vying for the leadership of the federal Conservative Party. M-103 does precisely this in the form of a non-binding motion that condemns Islamophobia. On a practical level, it would result in the House of Commons's heritage committee taking tangible steps to study the issue, and perhaps make recommendations to address it. If the motion passes, its symbolism will do much to alleviate the deep suffering of many Muslims. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

city politicians: Protests over U.S. policy inevitably end up on its doorstep and provincial and city politicians have said the Trump name doesn't represent Vancouver, according to Brandon Sun. It's more than a beacon of racism, said Coun. Vancouver's Trump International Hotel and Tower has transformed into a potent symbol of Trump's candidacy and presidency, observers say. Kerry Jang, who has urged the developer to drop the Trump brand. It's a beacon of sexism and bullying. It's a beacon of intolerance. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gunshot wounds: The charges stem from a Jan. 6 incident where police responding to call about a shooting on a ranch near Candelaria found Daugherty and another man in the hunting party, Edwin Roberts, with gunshot wounds, according to Brandon Sun. The men were part of a group of hunters and told authorities they were attacked by people who had illegally crossed the nearby border and tried to steal an RV some of the hunters were using. Presidio County Sheriff Danny Dominguez told Odesa television KOSA http //bit.ly/2llzxzr that a grand jury indicted Michael Bryant and Walker Daugherty last week on charges of using deadly conduct by discharging firearms in the direction of others. An investigation found that Daugherty shot Roberts and Bryant shot Daugherty, Dominguez said. Dominguez at the time suggested the agriculture commissioner needs to do his job and stick to that, and I'll do my job. The hunters' claim became fodder for a Facebook post by Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who wrote the attack was another reason why a wall must be built to secure the Texas border to halt violent criminals and members of drug cartels coming in. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

netanyahu: The secret meeting was first reported by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz1According to two former Obama administration officials, Kerry proposed regional recognition of Israel as a Jewish state a key Netanyahu demand alongside a renewal of peace talks with the Palestinians with the support of the Arab countries, according to Brandon Sun. Netanyahu rejected the offer, which would have required a significant pullout from occupied land, saying he would not be able to garner enough support for it in his hard-line coalition government. Netanyahu took part in a secret summit that Kerry organized in the southern Jordanian port city of Aqaba last February and included Jordan's King Abdullah II and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. The initiative also appeared to be the basis of short-lived talks with moderate opposition leader Isaac Herzog to join the government, a plan that quickly unraveled when Netanyahu chose to bring in nationalist leader Avigdor Lieberman instead and appoint him defence minister. Two former top aides to Kerry confirmed that the meeting took place secretly on Feb. 21, 2016. Herzog tweeted Sunday that history will definitely judge the magnitude of the opportunity as well as the magnitude of the missed opportunity. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian officials: The man also successfully ran from the agent into Canada, according to CP photos, according to Huffington Post Canada. Eight people four adults and four children were immediately taken into custody by the RCMP. If they make a refugee claim, they will go through an assessment process by Canadian officials. The Canadian Press CP captured the images in Hemmingford, Que. on the border with Champlain, N,Y. As a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol officer questioned a man, the rest of the group made a dash across the border where RCMP were waiting, according to Reuters. It's unclear where the group is originally from; CP identified them as Somalian but Reuters reported that they are Sudanese. A number of refugee claimants have been braving the elements to illicitly enter Canada. Here's how the illegal crossing unfolded in CP photos Paul Chiasson/Canadian PressA U.S. border agent questions two families that arrived in a taxi to cross the U.S.-Canada border near Hemmingford, Que., on Feb. 17, 2017. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

davis museum: The Art-Less project has effectively removed or shrouded 120 works of art, or about 20 per cent of artwork on display in the galleries at Wellesley College's Davis Museum, according to Huffington Post Canada. Art-less artless Davis Museum the Davis Museum February 17, 2017 One of the main works missing is a portrait of George Washington by U.S. immigrant Adolf Ulrik Wertm ller, according to CNN. The painting was also donated to the museum by an immigrant family. 120 works of art, or about 20 per cent of artwork on display has been covered up at the Davis Museum. A museum at a small liberal arts college in Massachusetts has removed or covered dozens of artwork produced by immigrant artists or donated by foreign-born collectors to illustrate their contribution to the cultural wealth of the United States. Photo Wochit/Screenshot Museum Director Lisa Fischman says the Art-Less project illustrates the kind of loss that we would feel without the gifts of immigrant artists and immigrant collectors. Photo Wochit/Screenshot Museum visitor Audrey Stevens says the project is also a protest that sends a message that contribution from immigrants has made the U.S. the desirable nation it is today. The director said the project illustrates the kind of loss we'd feel without immigrants' gifts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

proposal california: Four states that border on Mexico are included in the proposal California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas but it also encompasses seven states contiguous to those four Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana, according to Huffington Post Canada. White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the AP report was 100 per cent not true and irresponsible. The 11-page document calls for the unprecedented militarization of immigration enforcement as far north as Portland, Oregon, and as far east as New Orleans, Louisiana. There is no effort at all to utilize the National Guard to round up unauthorized immigrants, he said. Photo Carlo Allegri/Reuters Governors in the 11 states would have a choice whether to have their guard troops participate, according to the memo, written by U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly, a retired four-star Marine general. Use of National Guard troops would greatly increase the number of immigrants targeted in one of President Donald Trump's executive orders signed last month. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian whiskey: The bar also provides Canadian immigration forms upon request, according to an announcement on Dirt Candy's website, according to Huffington Post Canada. The Great Canadian Beer Hall is a strong and free wonderland for New Yorkers who've always wanted a little more Canada in their lives, the website says. Dirt Candy, a bar in the Lower East Side, dedicates Monday nights to The Great Canadian Beer Hall, a Canada-themed event complete with hockey on TV, Canadian whiskey, and of course, poutine and Nanaimo bars. They've offered a NAFTA special, which includes a bottle of Budweiser, Corona, and of course, Molson Canadian. Oh Canada! Thank you for your friendly invasion of my restaurant. To pre-celebrate Valentine's Day Feb. 14 the Great Canadian Beer Hall is running the Let's Stay Together NAFTA Special on Feb. 13 1 Corona, 1 Budweiser, and 1 Molsons for 14 including tip . Like Al Green says, Let the Great Canadian Beer Hall be the one you come running to... A post shared by Dirt Candy dirtcandynyc on Feb 10, 2017 at 6 24am PST And the photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau behind the bar is a nice touch. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

maxime bernier: Policies put out by many of the other candidates have been less inspiring, according to Huffington Post Canada. Steven Blaney is talking about banning women from wearing niqabs in particular contexts - despite a remarkably similar law being struck down by the judiciary just two years ago. The nation's most famous libertarian, Maxime Bernier, has unsurprisingly come out with the most provocative propositions the abolishment of supply management in the dairy & poultry industries, the deregulation of the telecom sector, and an end to what he calls the Maple Syrup Cartel . Michael Chong, a more progressive candidate focused on expanding the party's base, wants to privatize the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, create a revenue-neutral carbon tax accompanied by a major tax overhaul with large cuts to both corporate and income taxes and substantially curtail the power of the very same Prime Minister's Office he aspires to eventually occupy. Kellie Leitch, aroused by the belligerent new occupant of the White House, has called for some form of Canadian Values screening for any newcomers to the country. Bar Chong and Bernier, the people vying to become the leader of the opposition and potentially Prime Minister, have generally failed to demonstrate anything resembling an enhanced vision to move the nation forward. In a salute to the status quo, Brad Trost has publicly declared that marijuana laws should remain as they stand - despite a large majority of Canadians favoring legalization. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

passport photo: And how devastating it is when they're lost, according to Huffington Post Canada. Simpson's new project, This Is Not a Passport Photo, provides family photo sessions to newly arrived Syrian refugees in Edmonton. The Edmonton photographer spends most of her time taking pictures, so she sees first-hand how touching they can be. The idea struck when she saw a news story about a family fleeing Syria. As a photographer, it just seemed like the logical place for me to try to chip in, she told The Huffington Post Canada in an interview. They had to choose a handful of items to bring along and one of those items was a family photograph. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s: It's where experts say our economy is headed anyway, and Trump's disruption of the status quo might help us get there faster, according to Huffington Post Canada. U.S. President Donald Trump, left, greets Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, as he arrives to the West Wing of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Even aside from the potentially disastrous effects that that could have on supply chains that are integrated across North America, it misses a big prize research, innovation and technology. Photo Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Computers and iPhones may be manufactured in China, but the companies who design them and the apps they run are largely headquartered in the U.S. They are largely staffed by immigrants, many of whom came to the U.S. to further their education and were then recruited to the tech sector. The tech sector is the largest part of the American stock market, and while Canada's tech sector is not as large, it was still responsible for 117 billion in 2015, or 7.1 per cent of Canada's economy. President Trump's vilification of immigrants, including a restriction on their movements in the form of a travel ban for people from seven Muslim-majority nations, leaves many genius researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs feeling unwelcome in the U.S. even if they are allowed in. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

meeting: We just had a very productive meeting with women business leaders from the United States and Canada, where we discussed how to secure everything that we know the full power of women can do better than anybody else,'' Trump told a joint White House news conference with Trudeau as they wrapped up their first face-to-face meeting, according to Huffington Post Canada. There was more than one elephant in the room as the pair shook hands and exchanged greetings dramatically different attitudes towards issues like refugees and climate change, to name but two. On Monday, there they were together Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Donald Trump saying they needed to find a way to get rid of the systemic obstacles to female participation in the workforce. Neither issue earned a mention in the joint communique released Monday; instead, the two leaders chose to emphasize the issue of empowering women. The measure along with roundtable talks that included the two leaders, his daughter Ivanka and prominent female entrepreneurs and CEOs was clearly designed as a win-win for both sides letting the prime minister broach a thorny issue with the president while helping Trump build badly needed political capital. They announced the Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders, a joint initiative to help women-owned businesses contribute to economic growth, competitiveness and the integration of the two economies. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

greg janzen: I had a few people call me saying they were ringing their doorbell and banging their doors, said Greg Janzen, the community's reeve, according to Huffington Post Canada. I know one household that let a young family in until the police came, he added. RCMP say they arrested two groups of people, one group of 16 and the other of five, illegally crossing at Emerson, Manitoba, late Friday and early Saturday. Police say all of the people asked to make refugee claims and were taken to the Canada Border Services Agency port at Emerson so they could do so. An increasing number of refugee claimants, mostly from African countries such as Somalia and Ghana, have been risking freezing temperatures and walking through farmers fields to get over the border and into Emerson in the last few months. No one could be reached with the border services agency on Saturday for word on their status. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

parliament hill: Young people and immigrants understand that, the Conservative candidate tells The Huffington Post Canada over lunch at the Fairmont Ch teau Laurier hotel, a stone's throw away from Parliament Hill, according to Huffington Post Canada. But the Tories' base seems unable to accept it, he suggests. Canada has changed. This party has to be the party of the future, not of the past, he says, tapping his finger against the table. Deepak Obhrai is the longest serving Conservative MP in Parliament. If we want to be a party of the past, we will become a protest party. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

enforcement surge: ICE officials initially said that this week's actions were routine and nothing outside the ordinary, according to Huffington Post Canada. But in a conference call with reporters Friday evening, an ICE official appeared to contradict that statement, saying that the agencies targeted several cities in an enforcement surge. Immigrant rights advocates reported an uptick in Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrests including the detention of people who were considered low priority for removal until Trump signed an order last month making nearly every undocumented immigrant an important target for deportation. Rep. Deportee Eric Perez, 23, greets his daughter Kimberly, 18 months, after he arrived on an ICE deportation flight on Thursday to Guatemala City, Guatemala. Joaqu n Castro D-Texas said ICE's San Antonio field office told him that South and Central Texas were also targeted as part of an operation called Cross Check. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian feeling: From appreciating their warm coats to quickly figuring out how cold it really is, they've also made their own winter traditions, ones they want to share with family and friends, according to Huffington Post Canada. Shovelling is not a part we were used to, Mississauga-Ont. resident Swati Bhatt Vyas tells The Huffington Post Canada. In the video above, four Canadians share their stories of experiencing their first Canadian winter. Swati Bhatt Vyas and her husband in 2010. Vyas' neighbourhood during the holidays. We do have a little tradition in our neighbourhood that the first time everybody comes out to shovel, we bring out the coffee, we bring out the cookies... that resonates with the Canadian feeling. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.