JEFF CAPLAN'S MY MINUTE OF NEWS
Jeff Caplan’s Minute of News: Borders go both ways
Mar 25, 2025, 7:07 PM | Updated: 7:09 pm
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SALT LAKE CITY — Canada has tightened up its border, hoping to keep things calm with the White House. But in all the conversations and negotiations, they forgot something.
What about the migrants trying to sneak out of the United States and into Canada?
In quiet out-of-the-way places along the border that used to be unguarded, border patrols on both sides are keeping a close watch. They’re seeing an increase in immigrants fleeing to Canada to avoid the ICE dragnet here.
I know, reflexively you’re saying “good.” Bye bye. See ya. Let ‘em go. But that’s not the way it works.
The New York Times reports that along a gravel road separating Alberta and Montana people are sneaking the opposite way. When they see these migrants, U.S. Border agents call their Canadian counterparts. In one recent case, they found nine people, including children, going northbound.
Their numbers are rising. Among them, some Venezuelans have lost their U.S. protections.
Once they cross and get picked up, what do the Canadians do? They send them back to the United States to be detained. This bothers a lot of Canadians who think their arms should be outstretched for these immigrants.
But the Canadian government realizes that if they take these people in, more will cross. For now, 600 people a month slip illegally into the U.S. from Canada. Roughly 20 a month go the other way.
Ironically, Canada’s not sure what to do about their border problem as they learn illegal immigration is a two-way street.
Jeff Caplan is the host of Jeff Caplan’s Afternoon News on KSL NewsRadio. Follow him on Facebook and X.
