Canada Shut Its Land Border to Asylum Seekers. More Refugees Came Anyway

By Wa Lone and Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) – A deal Canada struck this year to stem the flow of asylum seekers entering from the U.S. was, at first glance, a quick success: Within days, the number of people caught at unofficial crossings along the border dwindled to a trickle. But five …