The Vancouver Sun reports on the campaign to take Mexico off the “safe countries” list: Tara Carman, “Take Mexico off the ‘safe list,’ immigration protesters urge”.
The number of refugee claims from Mexico has plummeted since the Canadian government imposed a travel visa on the country in 2009. That year, the IRB received 9,313 new claims from Mexico, compared with just 114 last year.
See also the CIPO-VAN campaign: “Make Mexico Safe”.