MONTREAL Pedro Fonseca, a 43-year-old asylum seeker from Colombia, says if he doesn't start receiving social assistance from the Quebec government soon, he'll likely become homeless.
MONTREAL - Pedro Fonseca, a 43-year-old asylum seeker from Colombia, says if he doesn't start receiving social assistance from the Quebec government soon, he'll likely become homeless.
Maria Fernanda Lopez, 43, said that when her French-speaking husband would talk to the landlords or tenants over the phone, they were very friendly. But the moment they would meet in person, their demeanours would change and they would come up with excuses for not renting them the apartment.
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Pedro Fonseca, who crossed into Quebec from the United States in late November through Roxham Road, an irregular border crossing used by thousands of migrants a year, is down to his last few hundred dollars.