The Liberals lifted the visa requirement in 2016, making it easier for people from Mexico to make an asylum claim. Quebec's premier says his province is at a 'breaking point.'
“We have seen exponential growth in claims from Mexican nationals particularly in the last year,” said Miller at a news conference Thursday. “Measures had to be taken.”
The Harper government first imposed the visa requirement in 2009. But the Liberals reversed it in 2016, making it easier for Mexican nationals to make asylum claims in Canada. She added Quebec takes in half of all asylum seekers in Canada and of these, 25 per cent are Mexican nationals.
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