Mexico says asylum claims to Canada started dropping last month — a revelation that comes amid mounting pressure on Ottawa to reimpose visas for Mexican citizens.
Mexico’s foreign ministry says both countries are undertaking unspecified “joint measures,” which it credits for a decline in the number of claims filed in December.
But Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he hasn’t yet seen evidence of that decline, and is keeping mum on whether either country has changed its policies.
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