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Indian migrants seek illegal US entry via Canada to evade heavily guarded south
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Surge in Indian migrants attempting illegal US entry via Canada; 2023 saw nearly 97,000 encounters with Indian migrants at US-Canada border; northern border encounters rose from 2,200 in 2021 to over 30,000 in 2022; 22,399 encounters in first half of 2023 compared to 11,053 at southern border; new US enforcement policies under President Joe Biden tightened southern border security; Indians were third-largest group of undocumented immigrants in US in 2022 with 725,000; many migrants seek economic stability, risking lives and paying tens of thousands to smugglers; tragic incidents include eight migrants found dead in St Lawrence River in March 2023; journey often involves complex routes through multiple countries; Canada offers easier entry with student permits and visit visas; backlog of US visas drives migrants to seek illegal entry; Dhingra notes lack of legal migration avenues fuels undocumented immigration.
#Migration #India #Canada #Us #Undocumented #BorderSecurity #EconomicStability #Smuggling #Visa #Policy
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3278908/indian-migrants-seek-illegal-us-entry-canada-evade-heavily-guarded-south nostr.fmt.wiz.biz
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Surge in Indian migrants attempting illegal US entry via Canada; 2023 saw nearly 97,000 encounters with Indian migrants at US-Canada border; northern border encounters rose from 2,200 in 2021 to over 30,000 in 2022; 22,399 encounters in first half of 2023 compared to 11,053 at southern border; new US enforcement policies under President Joe Biden tightened southern border security; Indians were third-largest group of undocumented immigrants in US in 2022 with 725,000; many migrants seek economic stability, risking lives and paying tens of thousands to smugglers; tragic incidents include eight migrants found dead in St Lawrence River in March 2023; journey often involves complex routes through multiple countries; Canada offers easier entry with student permits and visit visas; backlog of US visas drives migrants to seek illegal entry; Dhingra notes lack of legal migration avenues fuels undocumented immigration.
#Migration #India #Canada #Us #Undocumented #BorderSecurity #EconomicStability #Smuggling #Visa #Policy
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3278908/indian-migrants-seek-illegal-us-entry-canada-evade-heavily-guarded-south nostr.fmt.wiz.biz