A Canadian professor has suggested that Canada is concerned that stricter border enforcement policies in the United States could lead to a significant increase in illegal immigration and drug smuggling into the country, according to Fox News. Kelly Sundberg, from Mount Royal University, discussed the possibility of a “tsunami” of illegal immigrants crossing from the U.S. into Canada on “60 Minutes Overtime.” He believes this influx could be driven by fears of arrest and deportation under the current U.S. administration.
Sundberg expressed concern that individuals crossing the border may even bring weapons and drugs into Canada. He pointed to President Trump’s policies, including potentially sending “criminal illegal aliens” to Guantánamo Bay, as a factor that could encourage migration to Canada. He also raised concerns about the potential impact on fentanyl trafficking.
“I hope I’m wrong, but it would appear that we’re going to be overwhelmed by the illegal immigrants fleeing American authorities coming into our country, and they very well might be bringing guns and drugs with them,” Sundberg said.
The “60 Minutes Overtime” segment also featured an anonymous Mexican cartel member who stated that more migrants are now seeking to be smuggled “through” the U.S. towards Canada, rather than into the U.S. The cartel member noted a shift in demographics, with a significant portion of these migrants being Venezuelan nationals.
“Most of them are Venezuelans,” the cartel member said. “Those people are afraid of being deported to their countries. Normally before, we didn’t see that much, maybe out of every 30 people we crossed, three or four would come up. Now, maybe out of every 10 we cross, five go up to Canada.”
Recent reports have also highlighted concerns about human smuggling operations at the Canadian border, with alleged advertisements for services to sneak illegal immigrants into the U.S. through the northern border.
The Canadian border has been a point of contention, with Trump criticizing Canada’s border security and its effectiveness in preventing fentanyl from entering the U.S. This criticism has led to trade actions, including tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, with the threat of possibly more to come.
According to Fox News, “In February, Trump’s first full month of his second term, illegal border crossings dropped to a record-setting low number of 8,326 apprehensions of illegal immigrants by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). This marked a 96% drop from the highest numbers reported by the Biden administration in Dec. 2023 with 301,981 encounters at the southern border.”
What is Canada worried about? They already send their drunk driver’s and worthless to the US!! They will probably welcome these gangs in with open arms and pay them for bringing the drugs and guns into their country just as the Demonrats in the US were doing!!!!
This should give Pierre Poilievre a boost. Trump just needs to stop with the trolling, calling Canada the potential 51st state. We get it. It was funny but is going to make it harder for Pierre to get elected.
Cartels should already be labeled “TerroriOrganizations”, therefor America should be aiming at them? I don’t mean with eyes only.
Why didn’t the “st” be added to the end of Terrori? I hit the keys correctly!
Enjoy the suck. We’ve been trying for years to rid the world of this scum and Canada and a lot of other Leftist countries have criticized the US. So, now that the possibility arises that Canada may actually need to deal with these criminals it has become a catastrophe. Now, your bull is about to be gored and I can’t wait.
We will welcome you to The United States of America.
You will be Protected and Pay Less Taxes, more Money in your pockets, and have No Tariffs.
If Canada as a Whole is unsure, Let the Individual Provinces decide for themselves. I know
for sure that British Columbia and Alberta are chomping at the bit, with more to follow.
This mess happened just because Canada wouldn’t stop the fentanyl and illegals from crossing the border. Just a bunch of grandstanding from their government.
I’ve noticed that Europeans, Canadians and Australians are no longer making fun of our second amendment rights.