Canada is tightening immigration restrictions to reduce fraud and illegal immigration, just days after President-elect Donald Trump criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his liberal policies.
On Wednesday, Canada's Immigration Minister Mark Miller spoke out about the country's immigration policy after Americans voted to send Donald Trump to the White House on a promise to implement the largest deportation policy in American history. Announced several changes in the law.
Prime Minister Trudeau's retreat from unpopular mass immigration policies comes as Canada's parliamentary majority faces imminent collapse.
One change in particular concerns the practice of “flag polling,” in which immigrants leave the country at a Canadian port and then turn around and re-enter the country, changing their immigration status in order to receive more benefits.
“Flag polling consumes resources and creates unnecessary delays at the border,” Miller said, adding, “Flag polling allows people to renew work permits, study permits, etc. without going through the proper channels completely. It was a quick way to change one's status.'' This is inefficient and causes unnecessary congestion at border points. ”
Other changes include new rules aimed at reducing job trafficking by immigrants that will prevent employers from importing immigrants to take jobs that can be filled by Canadians.
Miller's changes would also give immigration authorities more power to change the status of immigrants.
The Business Standard says: “As part of the plan, Canada will gain new powers to revoke, suspend and amend immigration documents where necessary. These powers will be used to prevent the entry of individuals who may pose a security risk. The Canadian government will also introduce measures to impose restrictions on countries that do not cooperate in repatriating their nationals in cases of unauthorized entry.
“Canada is committed to protecting our immigration system and ensuring it is efficient and safe,” said Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Late last month, President-elect Trump warned Mexico and Canada that he would use his presidential powers to enact tariffs if they did not cooperate with the U.S. crackdown on illegal immigration.
“Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to simply resolve this long-simmering problem,” President Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We hereby demand that they use this power. Until they do, it is time for them to pay a very dear price.”
A few days later, Trudeau rushed to attend a meeting with the president-elect at his Mar-a-Lago home in Florida.
But that didn't stop Chrystia Freeland, Canada's finance minister and Trudeau ally, from resigning as Trudeau continues to battle with his own voters.
Meanwhile, President-elect Trump trolled Trudeau as his political fortunes continued to crumble.
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