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9 ^3 b' J3 j7 U% v; {- F/ P3 x某个有犯罪动机的人将会溜进来：难民蜂拥而至，加拿大人忧虑日益加深
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4 E9 B; j# N9 b/ U9 [7 `5 w8 u& O我认为冲突将会发生，小镇爱默森的镇长说
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, ? Z7 |6 Q1 }2 h' z; u$ }1 v4 l曼尼托巴省爱默森的镇长Greg Janzen说，一些镇上的居民开始表达他们对蜂拥而来的难民的忧虑。最近数十个难民申请人越过美加边境进入边境小镇爱默森。
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$ d+ c: c8 X8 ?, o) \8 H仅有671人的边境小镇已经被搅动起来帮助越境而来寻求难民身份的人，这个问题已经把该社区置于地图之上，吸引了来自全球的媒体的注意力。Janzen说，过去两周他被电视台记者采访95次，再这之前，也就是十几年前，他只接受过一次采访。/ I( U, C, K# P4 j9 R
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随着寻求难民身份的人的数量持续暴增，已经开始对当地的资源构成压力，而且可能对当地居民构成潜在危险的安全忧虑也成了问题。镇长Janzen说( a5 K( o8 p j0 x, A2 Q+ r
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Janzen说，他担忧有犯罪动机的人可能闯入居民家中抢劫，或企图偷盗汽车，这将导致和当地居民的冲突。事件将会爆发，我认为将会有对抗和冲突。Janzen说，人们担心有犯罪背景的人会混进难民人群溜进来。0 F1 g8 {$ V7 `; e/ H5 o, Y* J
# G5 v0 U. n$ `6 J ~; L E寻求难民身份的人深夜砸门( J( P* n$ a0 N
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寻求难民身份的人常常深夜进入镇里，他们咚咚地砸居民的门，按门铃，敲窗户的玻璃。人们对这种状况深感忧虑。3 K9 e; p- v$ M: Q) B. w
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我们不知道这些越境的都是些什么人，他们是想寻求更好的生活而越境过来？或，他们越境逃过来，因为他们是罪犯。
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^2 Z/ R6 R5 V1 |1 E联邦保守党移民问题评论员Michelle Remped 说， 需要对那些想要越境的人着重说明，越境是非法行为。
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人力资源面临压力
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Bill Spanjer，镇紧急救助协调员说， 爱默森镇的资源不堪重负，特别是那些拿报酬的义务紧急救助人员，他们必须回应每一个有关难民身份寻求人的911电话。- B9 `, r) q* d0 S" v
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“我认为那些凌晨3点30分跑出去寻找难民的人是最不堪重负的工作人员”Bill Spanjer 说- W0 e% N% N: d n% }& q! c
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消防队有21人，但那些受过特别训练的人中有8人是受过医疗急救训练的人员， 这意味着，那8人之中有一人必须召之即来。还有，这是一支拿报酬的义工队伍，这些义工人员白天还有自己全天的工作。
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“他们电话一响就必须深夜从床上爬起来，因为大部事情都发生在夜间”Spanjer 说。
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/ C/ o2 }% E1 ?* o- K0 g随着越来越多的难民身份寻求人将要到来，我们注定会看到这将给我们的紧急救助人员带来的影响。 K+ Y' [. r2 D
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'Someone is going to slip through': Worry grows over influx of asylum seekers0 |& [; w, u0 B, Z1 o, S S4 F* D
'I think there's going to be confrontations,' Emerson town reeve says
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Greg Janzen, the reeve of Emerson, Man., where dozens of would-be refugee claimants have recently crossed the porous Canada-U.S. border, says some area residents are beginning to express anxiety about the influx.- r' Z1 h. F& E: ?& a5 q
5 w) o+ e- Q) \3 B( v$ ~2 @The small border town of 671 has been galvanized to help asylum seekers, and the issue has certainly put the community on the map, attracting media attention from across the globe. Janzen said he's done 95 television interviews over the last two weeks. Before that he'd only done one, a dozen years ago.
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4 ^. a4 Z8 R6 s& R0 e! r$ oBut as the number of asylum seekers continues to surge, it's beginning to put a strain on local resources and raise some security concerns over potential risks to the residents, he said.8 r8 E, o4 s, ?& N1 Q! j
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"It's starting to get concerning, because the numbers are growing," Janzen said.
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6 T/ C; U5 _+ |, A$ W6 M, yBut Janzen said there are worries that someone, possibly with a criminal background, might be able to sneak in among the asylum seekers and into their community.
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! e- l: \& j4 L. q"I'm scared, the bigger the numbers — if we don't have enough officials, someone is going to slip through the crack because there's so many people to process.". M P* p* Y1 ^' S
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7 f. y7 t; e! ]7 v1 x, ~Janzen said he's concerned that someone with criminal intent could break into a home, or attempt to steal a car, which could lead to a clash with a member of the community.
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"It's about to blow. I think there's going to be confrontations," Janzen said. "There's going to be an incident."& u* q3 E! t6 T4 D- C5 |: n1 O. T9 H
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The federal Manitoba Conservative caucus has also expressed its concerns about the spike in illegal border crossings, a phenomenon some attribute to U.S. President Donald Trump's tough stance on illegal immigration and his controversial travel ban.5 y: e! x# H7 G# z
+ T, s6 v! ~' L4 e" \"Canada is a safe and welcoming country, but we must also take steps to protect our border and ensure the process for entering our country is consistent and fair for all seeking refuge in Canada," the caucus said in a statement.
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The caucus urged the federal government to beef up resources to strengthen the security of the border.; Y! Q8 x1 J. F/ U6 u+ @
& W! J4 C+ o9 q# k$ x0 MOtherwise, the current situation, the caucus says, "rewards those that are entering Canada illegally and acts as a disincentive to proceed through the fair, legitimate application process."6 Q/ {" ~$ R& s& l
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"We have a port of entry for a reason, because that's where we expect people that want to enter into our county to come," said federal MP Ted Falk, chair of the Manitoba Conservative caucus, whose riding includes Emerson.
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Under the Canada-U.S. Safe Third Country Agreement, a person must make their refugee claim in the first safe country they arrive in.! c. l: s1 _2 k6 T/ O( b
% S8 t+ V" N) AAs a result, however, those who first arrive in the U.S. but show up at the border seeking to come into Canada and make a refugee claim will likely be turned back. (There are a few exceptions — for example, if the claimant has a family member in Canada.)
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7 m( N7 ]* U2 L6 ^1 Y& l( u WFalk acknowledged he hasn't heard that any of those who have crossed the border recently may pose a threat. But he said there has been some anxiety among residents who have been woken up by those seeking asylum.
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# _; d, _8 ]; W" Z+ _"Quite often [the asylum seekers] come in the middle of the night, they pound on the door, ring the doorbell, tap on the glass. Some [residents] are quite anxious about that situation," Falk said.
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& _" m, v7 l8 |$ U"We don't know the people who are coming across. Are they all coming across because of a desire to seek a better life? Or are they coming across perhaps because they are criminals?"
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Federal Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel said what needs to be emphasized to people who might be considering crossing the border is that it is an illegal act.
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g( q3 t% E: E. v& z- a/ JConservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel says a message needs to be sent to people who might be considering crossing the border that it is an illegal act. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)! G+ h+ M4 D) W! L! R+ Z/ z
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"We shouldn't be romanticizing this to anyone who is considering this as an option," she said. "This is something that should not be attempted," she said.
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/ w; G9 s6 i& M& R$ I* m- R$ h' f"Do we have the resources in place to enforce these laws? I think we have to stay on top of that."1 L& v& \0 @$ l$ {* k. B+ f9 G4 m
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( B) R" g: c/ T1 M6 @Bill Spanjer, municipal emergency co-ordinator for Emerson-Franklin, said some of the local resources of Emerson are being taxed — particularly the paid volunteers who must respond to every 911 call regarding an asylum seeker.+ G% B3 p1 B' V1 t4 h& x4 r
1 W; y$ D# J3 q+ Z! Z"I think the ones that are most taxed are the ones who are running out at 3:30 in the morning … looking for these people," Spanjer said.7 \9 v) @; h$ Z9 q7 j. {, j
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There are 21 members of the fire department, but eight of those are specially trained as medical responders, meaning one of those within that group must attend every call. As well, it's a paid volunteer force and most have full-time jobs.
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"They're getting called out of their beds of all hours of the night because most of these incidents are happening at night," Spanjer said.: _( X% x3 G- `3 O m
; c6 H" { h( PAnd with more asylum seekers expected, "we can certainly see this having some effect" on the emergency responders, Spanjer said.
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"It's getting slightly taxing, and it's the anticipation of when's the other shoe gong to drop," he said. "Is this going to continue on every night or is it going to be every weekend?" ! z/ W' {- P" H
% p- z& R: ~& s"But yeah, it is getting a bit trying."" H$ [) E& b! \9 |5 l2 T1 p
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