Canada is looking to crack down on illegal immigration at its southern border

Similar to President Trump working to secure America’s border with Mexico, Canada is also now working to strengthen its own southern border.

Canadian officials traveled to the U.S. this week to warn immigrants that they can’t cross the border into Canada to escape President Trump’s immigration policies, according to USA Today.

Over the past year, Canada has seen an increase of immigrants crossing their border illegally by way of the U.S., namely through New York into Quebec. Royal Canadian Mounted Police caught more than 5,500 illegal immigrants in August alone, a majority of those being Haitian immigrants about to lose protection in the U.S.

Given the spike of border crossings, Canadian representatives have been making visits to immigration hubs in the U.S., including South Florida, to educate would-be immigrants on Canada’s immigration policies.

However, those who seek legal immigration in Canada might have a hard time getting approved. Roughly only 8 percent of asylum applications have been approved and many of those denied are being deported back to their home countries.

Canadian officials have previously been an outspoken voice in the global immigration crisis.

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