‘We’re close to the limit’: Big O becomes a shelter as refugees flow from U.S. | Montreal Gazette
“It’s unheard of,” Dupuis said. “In 30 years, I’ve never seen this kind of volume or intensity.”
Dupuis said about 90 per cent of asylum seekers coming into Quebec now are Haitian. In July, PRAIDA received 1,200 new requests for refugees, nearly four times more than an average month.
“We’re doing our best, but obviously there’s going to be a limit. And we’re close to that limit.”
Deluge
“It’s unheard of,” Dupuis said. “In 30 years, I’ve never seen this kind of volume or intensity.”
Dupuis said about 90 per cent of asylum seekers coming into Quebec now are Haitian. In July, PRAIDA received 1,200 new requests for refugees, nearly four times more than an average month.
“We’re doing our best, but obviously there’s going to be a limit. And we’re close to that limit.”
Deluge