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Canada is tightening its immigration regulations to curb fraudulent practices and unlawful entries, just days after the incoming President Donald Trump criticized Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his liberal immigration policies.
On Wednesday, Canada’s Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced several modifications to the country’s immigration laws, as Americans have voted to elect Donald Trump to the White House, who has pledged to implement the largest deportation policy in American history.
Justin Trudeau announces Canada will limit the number of immigrants over the next 3 years.
Remember it's only racist if Trump does it pic.twitter.com/szI6FzBb7i
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Trudeau’s retreat from his unpopular mass migration policy comes as he faces the impending loss of his majority in Canada’s parliament.
One particular change addresses the practice of “flagpoling,” where migrants exit Canada at a port but immediately re-enter to change their immigration status and obtain more benefits.
“Flagpoling utilizes resources at the border and causes unnecessary delays,” Miller said, adding, “Flagpoling has been a way for people to quickly change their status, such as renewing a work or study permit, without fully going through the proper channels. This is inefficient and causes unnecessary congestion at border points.”
Other changes include new rules aimed at reducing job trafficking for migrants to prevent employers from importing migrants to fill jobs that Canadians could otherwise take.
Miller’s changes also grant immigration authorities more power to modify an immigrant’s status.
As the Business Standard reports, “As part of the plan, Canada will gain new powers to cancel, suspend, or amend immigration documents when necessary. These powers are intended to help prevent individuals who may pose a security risk from entering the country. The Canadian government also plans to introduce measures that will impose restrictions on countries that do not cooperate in returning their citizens in cases of fraudulent entry.”
“Canada is committed to protecting its immigration system and ensuring that it is both efficient and secure,” Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc said.
Late last month, President-elect Trump warned both Mexico and Canada that he would use his powers as president to enact tariffs if those two countries don’t move to help the U.S. crack down on illegal migration.
“Both Mexico and Canada have the absolute right and power to easily solve this long simmering problem,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “We hereby demand that they use this power, and until such time they do, it is time for them to pay a very big price.”
Canada says they don’t want our illegal migrants, all the sudden they’re strengthening border security
Canada Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says following the US Election, “We control our borders”
“We control who comes here, and crucially, we control who doesn’t”… pic.twitter.com/q0UI5WB8Jr
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Days later, Trudeau scrambled to take a meeting with the president-elect at his Florida home Mar-a-Lago.
Even with that, though, Canadian Finance Minister and close Trudeau ally Chrystia Freeland resigned her office as Trudeau continues to struggle with his own voters.
Meanwhile, president-in-waiting Trump trolled Trudeau as the PM’s political fortunes continue to collapse.
