I wonder what Justin Trudeau thought when he read about this while enjoying his Tim Horton's breakfast...
Many Canadians think people who cross into their country illegally should be deported. A new Reuters poll finds almost half (48%) of those surveyed support increasing the deportation of people living in Canada illegally. Results also included 41% of respondents saying they believe those people could make Canada less safe. Sounds familiar, eh?
Meantime, 46% disagree with how the Canadian Prime Minister has been handling the immigration issue, which has pitted him between liberals in Canada's Parliament who want more asylum-seekers allowed in to the country while conservatives underscore the security risk unchecked immigration poses.
A similar poll conducted during the same time in the U.S. found that 50% of Americans favor increasing deportations of illegal aliens. The problem with deporting them, especially those convicted of crimes, is their home countries don't want them back.
Texas Congressmen Henry Cuellar discusses that problem and what U.S. law allows the Trump Administration to do when a country will not accept deported illegals:
Read more about the Reuters survey here.