Biden announces agreement on asylum with Canada

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The United States and Canada agreed on a new asylum rule due to the increasing number of immigrants at the common border. Speaking to the Canadian Parliament in Ottawa on Friday, US President Joe Biden said Canada has agreed to accept more immigrants.

For Biden, this is his first visit to Canada since taking office in January 2021. During the visit, US President and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emphasized the unwavering friendship between neighboring countries.

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Given the sharp increase in illegal border crossings, the Canadian government has long been pushing for a deal in Washington to turn more immigrants away. According to the media, about 40,000 people came to Canada last year, and that number has increased significantly.

These are mostly people from Central and South America traveling from the USA to Canada. In particular, the closed Roxham Road crossing in northern New York has recently become a symbol of illegal border crossings.

According to the joint statement by the two countries, an existing agreement now needs to be updated. Canada has therefore agreed to receive 15,000 additional immigrants in one year. To that end, the Safe Third Country Agreement will be extended to the entire land border, Canada said in a statement. This will ensure a fair and orderly migration between the two countries. The deal should go into effect early Saturday morning.

Further steps should ensure that “irregular migration is deterred at our common border”. This reportedly means Canada could turn back immigrants at the Roxham Road crossing. This will ensure a fair and orderly migration between the two countries. The deal should go into effect early Saturday morning.

Biden did not fail to praise his NATO partner during his visit to Canada. The deputies stood up at the beginning of their speech in front of the parliament. Welcoming the host with “Bonjour Canada”, Biden said, “Today I am telling you and all the Canadian people that you can always, always count on the United States of America.” There is no “more reliable ally” and no “more solid friend” than Canada.

Both states would share a heart because of the same values ​​they shared. Relations between the two neighbors had cooled considerably under then-Republican President Donald Trump, and in some cases were openly hostile.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also praised this deep bond in the face of multiple challenges such as the climate crisis, the post-corona epidemic, the Ukraine war and still high inflation:

These are “serious times” when mutual friendship is more important than ever. “Mr President, you are a true friend of Canada,” Trudeau told Biden.