Legault backs minister who said Quebec can’t offer asylum from ‘all world’s misery’

The Irish Independent’s view: Deportations form a difficult but necessary strand of any immigration policy

In December 1989, French prime minister Michel Rocard gave a landmark TV interview in which he said: “We cannot accommodate all the misery of the world.”

Legault backs minister who said Quebec can't offer asylum from 'all world's misery'

MONTREAL — Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants, Premier François Legault said Thursday amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States.

The author also reviewed his criticism of Haitian asylum seekers from the United States to Minister Roberge.

Legault Cites Capacity Amid Outcry From Haitian Community Over Asylum Seeker Comments

Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States.

Legault cites capacity amid outcry from Haitian community over asylum seeker comments

MONTREAL — Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn't have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province's border with the United States.

Economic uncertainty hurts, markets are nervous and Prime Minister François Legault does not believe in better days in the near future. "We can't expect a recovery in the coming months, many companies will wait to see what will happen in 90 days," he said, recalling that the tariffs that have been rejected are officially delayed for only three months.