http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/refugee-border-crossing-manitoba-1.3959558
In the past three months, Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council staff said they have met with more than 80 applicants looking to open refugee files. The normal number for an entire year is 50 to 60.
The council opened 10 new files on Monday alone, executive director Rita Chahal said, noting that most claimants came from Djibouti, while a few are from Somalia and one is from Eritrea.
Eight walked over the border, while two others entered the country at the Niagara border crossing in Ontario and were transferred to Winnipeg because they have family there, said Ghezae Hagos, a paralegal with the council.
What kinda ass-backwards world are we living in that people are fleeing the US and seeking refugee status?
I remember that episode of Sliders.
Hey, waitaminute, this isn’t fiction; this is reality. Scary.
You know it’s bad when people would rather willingly subject themselves to Manitoba of all places than stay in the US.