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Canada is prepared to take in some Central American migrants to help the United States, which is grappling with an influx of migrants at its southern border with Mexico, Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino said.
Immigration minister said Canada could accommodate more refugees
Marco Mendicino s comments came as U.S. grapples with a surge at its border
Canada has styled itself as a leader in refugee resettlement, even as it turns back asylum-seekers at its own border
VP Kamala Harris visited Guatemala and Mexico this week to discuss migration
She was dogged by questions of when she would visit the US-Mexico border
She said she instead wanted to focus on the root causes driving movement
Canada is open to helping the United States resettle Central Americans by taking in some of the hundreds of thousands who have sought refuge at the U.S.-Mexico border since President Joe Biden took office.