>Canadian authorities, concerned with the increasing number of illegal immigrants now straining their resources, want the United States to do a better job enforcing its own immigration law and vetting visitors from Nigeria so that they don't eventually make their way to Canadian soil.
>According to The Washington Post, since it's become more difficult to stay in the United States on a temporary visa, Nigerians are requesting tourist visas from the United States, which already require a certain amount of vetting, but before those visas fully expire, the Nigerians are "walking into Canada" where they are requesting asylum
>Now, Canadian officials want the United States — which already vets tourist visa recipients — to kindly ask Nigerian tourists about their Canadian travel plans so that the U.S. can catch potential illegal immigrants at our border.
>"[Authorities] want U.S. immigration officials to reduce the foot traffic by screening Nigerians more stringently before granting them U.S. visas," WaPo reports.
>Unlike the U.S., where illegal immigrants have to jump a border or evade immigration and customs enforcement agents, the Globe and Mail reports that entering Quebec is as simple as taking a taxi over the border from upstate New York to scenic Roxham, where Canada offers a welcome wagon.
>"Their suitcases are neatly lined up as [refugees] wait for buses to take them to their temporary accommodations, where they will receive food, shelter, medical care, financial support, work permits, schooling for their kids – and, eventually, a refugee hearing," according to the Globe and Mail. "No wonder Canada is such a popular destination.
