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Line 88: South of Emerson, two major U.S. rail lines, the [[BNSF Railway]] (Formerly the [[Great Northern Railway (U.S.)\|Great Northern Railway]]) and the [[Soo Line Railroad]] cross the border and are met, respectively, by the [[Canadian National Railway\|Canadian National]] and [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]s. There are customs inspection facilities for both lines on both sides of the border. With the passage of [[Donald Trump]]'s [[Executive Order 13769]] in 2017, Emerson has seen a large influx of immigrants walking across the border to apply for asylum.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.macleans.ca/down-on-the-border/\|title=Down on the border\|first1=Jason\|last1=Markusoff\|first2=Nancy\|last2=Macdonald\|first3=Aaron\|last3=Hutchins\|first4=Meagan\|last4=Campbell\|publisher=Maclean's\|date=2017-07-11\|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> Many of them have found assistance with the Manitoba Interfaith Immigration Council.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/canada-illegal-immigrants-cross-us-border-emerson-escape-deportation-camps-us-customs-undocumented-a7652756.html\|title=Welcome to Emerson, the tiny Canadian border town where hundreds of refugees have fled from Trump's America\|first=Andrew\|last=Buncombe\|publisher=The Independent\|date=2017-04-22\|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> In 2018, ~~Liberal~~Member MPof Parliament for the Liberty Party of Canada [[Pablo Rodriguez (Canadian politician)\|Pablo Rodriguez]] began a series of visits to immigrant communities, warning potential border crossers that those who do not qualify for refugee status could be returned to their countries of origin rather than the United States.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-canadian-envoy-tps-20180129-story.html\|title=Worried about Trump-stoked exodus of immigrants, Canada discourages illegal crossings\|first=Cindy\|last=Carcamo\|work=LA Times\|date=2018-01-29\|access-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> == History ==

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