Data from the United States’ terror watch list indicates six times more suspected terrorists try to enter through the Canadian border compared to the Mexican border. Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Tuesday objected to Canada being “lumped in” with Mexico in President-elect Donald Trump’s accusations the two countries have allowed illegal immigration and drug trafficking to get out of control. It isn’t fair, Miller told reporters. Trump said on his first day in the White House, January 20, he will impose 25% tariffs on America’s northern and southern neighbours until they deal with their drug and crime issues. Independent MP Kevin Vuong responded to Miller’s arbitrary comments by posting terrorist screening data from Better Dwelling, posted September 20, that shows a total of 484 people were screened for terrorism trying to enter from the northern border, a 54% surge from 2022. Meanwhile, only 80 were screened from the southern border. US Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) data says in the last four years, 1,200 terror suspects on their “Watchlist” tried to enter the US from Canada. “Justin Trudeau and Marc Miller have been ignoring the problem,” wrote Vuong. “Why?”“Even more important than why they turned a blind eye to terrorism in Canada is: what are they going to do about it?”.The US CBP’s Terrorist Screening Dataset, known as the “Watchlist,” is a regularly maintained database of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) and their known associates.“In an effort to seize the lucrative opportunity of immigration, the country has dropped its basic ability to screen. Consequently, the US has seen a sudden surge of Watchlist suspects attempting to cross from Canada, increasingly with Canadian identification, making it more difficult to identify them,” wrote Better Dwelling. “The US CBP is suddenly dealing with a surge of encounters with Watchlist members at the northern border.”US Sen. Marc Rubio this past summer urged the US Department of Homeland Security to increase scrutiny over Canadian land entry points. “It would be irresponsible for the US to not take necessary heightened precautions when foreigners attempt to enter the United States,” said Rubio in a July 24 press release.“Irrespective of Canada’s immigration policies, the U.S. should not waive common-sense terrorist screening and vetting for any individual entering the U.S. through other countries.”
Data from the United States’ terror watch list indicates six times more suspected terrorists try to enter through the Canadian border compared to the Mexican border. Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller on Tuesday objected to Canada being “lumped in” with Mexico in President-elect Donald Trump’s accusations the two countries have allowed illegal immigration and drug trafficking to get out of control. It isn’t fair, Miller told reporters. Trump said on his first day in the White House, January 20, he will impose 25% tariffs on America’s northern and southern neighbours until they deal with their drug and crime issues. Independent MP Kevin Vuong responded to Miller’s arbitrary comments by posting terrorist screening data from Better Dwelling, posted September 20, that shows a total of 484 people were screened for terrorism trying to enter from the northern border, a 54% surge from 2022. Meanwhile, only 80 were screened from the southern border. US Customs and Border Protection (US CBP) data says in the last four years, 1,200 terror suspects on their “Watchlist” tried to enter the US from Canada. “Justin Trudeau and Marc Miller have been ignoring the problem,” wrote Vuong. “Why?”“Even more important than why they turned a blind eye to terrorism in Canada is: what are they going to do about it?”.The US CBP’s Terrorist Screening Dataset, known as the “Watchlist,” is a regularly maintained database of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) and their known associates.“In an effort to seize the lucrative opportunity of immigration, the country has dropped its basic ability to screen. Consequently, the US has seen a sudden surge of Watchlist suspects attempting to cross from Canada, increasingly with Canadian identification, making it more difficult to identify them,” wrote Better Dwelling. “The US CBP is suddenly dealing with a surge of encounters with Watchlist members at the northern border.”US Sen. Marc Rubio this past summer urged the US Department of Homeland Security to increase scrutiny over Canadian land entry points. “It would be irresponsible for the US to not take necessary heightened precautions when foreigners attempt to enter the United States,” said Rubio in a July 24 press release.“Irrespective of Canada’s immigration policies, the U.S. should not waive common-sense terrorist screening and vetting for any individual entering the U.S. through other countries.”
