As part of the new deal, Canada committed to accepting 15,000 immigrants from the Western Hemisphere. But François Legault insists Quebec has already carried its weight.
The border rule change went into effect late Friday, closing the small and unofficial crossing where tens of thousands of asylum seekers have entered Canada in the past few years.
Quebec immigration experts and advocates say a plan to close Roxham Road to asylum seekers may go against Canada's international obligations and could result in more deaths at the border, after an already deadly year.
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Over the phone, the woman's voice is regretful but hurried she says she's sorry, but if the French-speaking migrant on the other end of the line cannot find someone to translate English, the doctor won't see him for the medical exam he needs in order to claim asylum in Canada.