Quebec premier warns of a possible influx of migrants following Trump’s election [Video]

Quebec City –

Quebec Premier François Legault is raising concerns about the prospect of a “massive influx of immigrants” to the province following Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, and he says Quebec has already reached capacity.

During a news conference Wednesday in Quebec City, Legault said Canada must “act quickly” to secure its borders against a possible wave of migrants looking to escape Trump’s threat of mass deportations.

“We’ll be calling on the federal government to fulfil its responsibility to protect our borders,” he said. “The problem isn’t immigrants, it’s the number. We already have too many. So we shouldn’t add to the problem.”

Legault said Quebec could help the federal government monitor the border and airports, though he offered few details. He said he wants to “follow up every week” with Ottawa about the number of new arrivals in the province.

Trump has promised to deport millions of undocumented …