PHOTO: The amazing team directly serving people who come through our doors or to the Border! April 24, 2025 is the day when 530,000 people in the United States became illegal. All it took was a stroke of a pen a month before – the signing of an Executive Order that revoked a commitment toRead more
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It can be easy to liken making a refugee claim to something like applying to go to post-secondary; people are choosing which country to seek refuge in from a pool of many possibilities, with Canada the preferred country. It’s not like that at all! It is an “all or nothing” life-altering journey. Forced to leaveRead more
I was asked this week that given the political times, what do I say to people who are concerned about immigration and its impact on communities and social structures? The question was an allusion to an anti-immigrant sentiment that seems to be growing. I suggested that: Canadians respect the 1985 decision of the Supreme CourtRead more
