Canada planning tougher immigration laws

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 10:12

Canada is planning to make it harder for asylum seekers to cross the border from the United States.

The law would prevent people who had already claimed asylum in another country from entering Canada.

Nick Harper reports:

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