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Tensions flared as Liberal MPs visited the small border town of Emerson, Man. to address concerns about the steady stream of asylum seekers crossing the nearby U.S.-Canada border and entering the community.
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“Why don’t these people come to our country the way everyone else had to? The legal way,” argued local Ernie Hildbrand. “You’re bringing people from the U.S. and giving them accommodation and feeding them and giving money to survive!”
“Everybody is sad. They’re not happy here anymore,” community member Joe Paulich told CTV Winnipeg.
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