Mass deportations POLL

Nearly half of all Canadians believe that mass deportations are necessary to stop illegal migration, new polling shows.

A Leger poll done for the Association for Canadian Studies found that 48 per cent of Canadians hold that view — just once percentage point shy of Americans polled who, with the election of Donald Trump, could see such a policy enacted when he assumes office next year.

The polling also found that 65 per cent of Canadians say Canada is accepting too many legal immigrants. That figure, less than a year ago in February, was just 50 per cent. In March 2019, only 35 per cent of Canadians held that view.

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Canada sees relatively few illegal immigrants when compared to the United States. Between January and September 2024, 865 irregular border crossers were intercepted crossing into Canada, according to Statistics Canada. But the numbers are climbing.

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