As many as four children a week are showing up without parents or loved ones at Niagara Falls border crossings to file refugee claims to stay in Canada, U.S. immigration workers say.Anybody remember the fake wedding scam?
And some suspect unscrupulous consultants could be behind the scheme to send child refugees here for a hefty fee so that one day they can sponsor their parents.
More than 1,000 children filed claims at Canadian borders from 2000 to 2004, according to a 2007 study.
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