India, Sept. 24 -- US President Donald Trump has again targeted Canada's immigration policy, claiming that the country is allowing "millions and millions" of immigrants to enter and describing the process as "essentially unchecked and unvetted." Trump also warned that immigration was creating problems in Canada that could eventually become difficult to handle.

Trump made the comments on Wednesday, September 23, as immigration and migration remained a prominent theme in his recent statements about Western countries. However, official immigration data from Canada and the US presents a more detailed picture, including differences in population size, immigration categories and the role of Indian immigrants in both countries.

Canada recorded...