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The U.S. State Department instructed embassies to report on migration's societal impacts and urge allied governments to act, citing concerns over housing, justice, and cultural differences.
- Last week, the U.S. State Department directed embassies in Ottawa, New Zealand, Australia and western Europe to report on human-rights and public-safety impacts of mass migration, instructing diplomats to focus on these issues.
- A senior State Department official said the guidance reflects social and security concerns, cautioning allies about migrants from what it calls "radically different" cultures and warning of housing pressures and a "two‑tiered" justice system.
- The diplomatic cable asked diplomats to gather material for the U.S. Human Rights Report, and a senior State Department official amplified the message via social media to document migration-related policies and crimes.
- U.S. officials said the move increases pressure on Canada to tighten migration policy as Canada's federal government plans cuts to temporary workers and student visas for 2026, while Vice‑President JD Vance linked Canada's living standards to migration in a Friday post.
- The Canadian Press first published the story Nov. 24, 2025, amid public sentiment in allied democracies cratered in recent years and criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice‑President JD Vance.
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The US State Department has instructed its diplomats to pressure Western countries to tighten their migration policies, the conservative publication Washington Examiner writes, citing documents in its possession.
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US State Department Directs Embassies in Canada, Other Countries to Scrutinize Impacts of Mass Immigration
The U.S. State Department has directed its Canadian embassy, as well as its other embassies in the West, to scrutinize the impacts of mass immigration. The department sent a dispatch to U.S. embassies in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe last week directing them to report on the effects of mass immigration on public safety and human rights. A senior State Department official speaking on background to The Canadian Press said the United S…
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U.S. directs its embassies in Western nations to scrutinize 'mass migration'
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has directed its embassies in Canada and other Western nations to scrutinize the impacts of "mass migration" — the Trump administration's latest push to reshape the geopolitics of America's longtime allies.
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