Fearful of Trump's America, asylum seekers from across the globe stream into Canada

[JonLP24]

Every hour or so, a taxi pulls up at the end of a remote country road in upstate New York and deposits another load of anxious and weary passengers.

From here, it is steps across a gully to the Canadian province of Quebec, where police stand ready to arrest anyone who enters illegally.

Undeterred, the travelers drag their suitcases across a makeshift dirt bridge, past a sign that declares in French and in English, “No pedestrians,” and surrender to the waiting officers.

They are part of a surge of asylum seekers from Haiti, Sudan, Turkey, Eritrea and beyond who have been streaming into Canada in recent months, hoping for refuge they believe will be denied them in the United States.

http://www.latimes.com/world/mexico-americas/la-fg-canada-asylum-seekers-20170915-htmlstory.html

Long article. Just posted the first 4 paragraphs.

[applegrove]

1. Applications to universities and community colleges have gone way

up in the past year. It seems international students like Canada 20% more than they did last year. I wonder why? That doesn't mean that they'll stay in Canada when they graduate. But it does mean Trump has made the USA lose out on some talent.

[Not Ruth]

2. I would guess that DACA will be most of the refugees soon

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Sad