Canada may ask Mexicans for visas | That’s the reason
- January 18, 2024
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Quebec has asked the Canadian government to entry visas for mexicans put stop the flow of refugees seeking who arrive in the country after the French-speaking province accepted
Quebec has asked the Canadian government to entry visas for mexicans put stop the flow of refugees seeking who arrive in the country after the French-speaking province accepted more than 60 thousand refugees in 2023.
The head of the Quebec government, François Legault, made this request to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a letter, the contents of which were announced this Thursday, January 18.
Legault emphasized in the letter that in the first 11 months of 2023. Quebec has accepted about 60 thousand refugee claimants, which is three times more per capita than any other Canadian province.
The head of the Quebec government described the situation in the province as “unbearable”.
Lego’s request is particularly concerning Mexicans and Haitians, two main groups of applicants for refugee status in 2023. Canada does not require an entry visa for Mexican citizens.
Official data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows that from January to November 2023. 128,685 people arrived in Canada. and they asked for asylum. Of that number, 59,735 did so in Quebec.
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From January to September, The largest number of refugee requests in 2023 came from Mexico. 22,875, followed by Haiti with 16,693. Colombia was in third place with 9,754 requests.
Legault told Trudeau that the influx of refugee claimants from Mexico is due “in part” to Mexicans do not need a visa enter the country.
That’s why he wants Trudeau to tighten visa policies, since citizens of most countries in the world can only board flights to Canada if they have a visa. entry visa to the country.
“Loosening visa policies poses a risk because it allows criminal groups to exploit loopholes, which poses a serious security concern for Quebec and Canada,” Legault said.
Last year, Washington also asked Ottawa to again demand entry visas for mexicans given that many Mexican citizens come to Canada to then travel to the United States.
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Data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows that in the first three months of 2023. 13,845 refugees arrived in Quebec through entry points into the territory.
But after Ottawa and Washington signed an agreement in March 2023 to ban refugee seekers from entering Canada through unofficial ports of entry, which meant the closure of Quebec’s famous Roxham Road crossing, the flow of land-based arrivals has dropped sharply.
From April to November, only 5,695 people arrived in Quebec by land to seek asylum. At the same time, the number of arrivals by air has increased since April, adding 23,245 for the first 11 months of 2023.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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