AdvertisementMigrants Choose Arrest In Canada Over Staying In The U.S.03:50Download AudioResumeFebruary 17, 2017Kathleen MastersonfacebookEmailA Canadian police officer offers a hand to a migrant crossing the U.S.-Canada border near Champlain, N.Y., on Wednesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are reporting surges in illegal crossings in Canada in recent months. (Kathleen Masterson/VPR)