Un nouvel "Underground railroad" pour se réfugier au Canada?

L'Underground railroad était ce fameux réseau clandestin qui permettait aux esclaves de fuir le sud des États-Unis pour échapper à l'esclavage avant la guerre de Sécession. Le Washington Post y réfère ce matin dans un article qui présente un autre réseau, celui des Américains qui viennent en aide aux illégaux pour les diriger vers la frontière canadienne. Une critique de la vision de l'immigration de l'administration Trump.

 "For centuries, residents note, towns in the Champlain Valley have been a path to security, serving as an escape route for people fleeing slavery, the Vietnam War draft and Central American wars. Now, when it comes to immigration, this GOP-friendly part of New York has become a hub of the resistance.

“We view this as our Underground Railroad,” said Carole Slatkin, an advocate who has helped immigrants traveling through Essex, N.Y., a town that was part of a major route for enslaved people. “While no one is being flogged, and no one is being sold, there is this sort of modern-day equivalent of feeling like people are in danger.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/03/feature/undocumented-immigrants-are-fleeing-trumps-america-and-these-americans-are-easing-their-journey-to-canada/?utm_term=.033919d6668d