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Trudeau Welcomes ‘New Canadians’ As First Planeload Of Syrian Refugees Arrives

In reality, Syrian refugees entering America must first undergo security screening carried out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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All of them will be staying with her in east-end Toronto.

He says the resettlement of 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of February is a national project, not a government one.

The number of irregular migrants arriving in Greece fell sharply last month, with probably fewer than 100,000 people recorded by the European Union border agency, less than half the number in October, a Frontex said yesterday.

Where Syrian refugees will be in Canada. The others are sponsored by Canadians in another part of Ontario as well as British Columbia and Alberta.

“We’re not going to sleep until they get here”, she said outside a Travelodge hotel near Pearson International Airport around 2 a.m.

All 10 of Canada’s provincial premiers support taking in the refugees and members of the opposition, including the Conservative party, attended the welcoming late Thursday.

“I can’t imagine what you’ve been through, and I really hope you like it here in Canada”, one boy said.

However, law professor Stephen I. Vladeck told CNN that the U.S. Constitution entrusted the federal government with regulating entry of foreigners, not the states. “I am pleased to support this initiative that will allow newcomers to discover Canadian culture through enriching cultural and artistic experiences”, said Mélanie Joly, the Minister for Canadian Heritage in a press release.

“It’s our pleasure”, said Trudeau to another refugee family at Pearson. Private sponsorships have already brought 687 Syrian refugees to Canada through this and other means, according to a government statement, and they are settling in communities where volunteers prioritize reuniting families.

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The first Syrian family, a couple with a 16-month-old daughter and the second, a young family of five, said they were pleased to have made it to Canada, CBC news reported.

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