Seeking Asylum: How ‘very skilled’ asylum seekers are contributing to Manitoba’s economy
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Seeking Asylum: How ‘very skilled’ asylum seekers are contributing to Manitoba’s economy
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Seeking Asylum: How ‘very skilled’ asylum seekers are contributing to Manitoba’s economy
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Seeking Asylum: How ‘very skilled’ asylum seekers are contributing to Manitoba’s economy
Description
April 6, 2017
It’s a dangerous trek asylum seekers are making by the hundreds as they flee a fear of deportation and look to call Canada home. It’s a story that is very familiar to Yahya Samatar. The Somalian now lives and works in Winnipeg after illegally crossing into the country in August 2015. Global's Brittany Greenslade reports.
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Seeking Asylum: How ‘very skilled’ asylum seekers are contributing to Manitoba’s economy
Description
April 6, 2017
It’s a dangerous trek asylum seekers are making by the hundreds as they flee a fear of deportation and look to call Canada home. It’s a story that is very familiar to Yahya Samatar. The Somalian now lives and works in Winnipeg after illegally crossing into the country in August 2015. Global's Brittany Greenslade reports.
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