What is an Asylum Seeker and Can anybody just claim Asylum and be accepted?

Many people who can’t or won’t wait to be accepted into Canada decide to cross the border into Canada without the permission of the country. Under the Immigration and Refugee Act, every person who wants to enter Canada must appear for an examination at the border for the government officials to determine if the person can enter Canada or if the person can enter and remain in Canada. Crossing the border is indeed against the law and you will be arrested. The people who do cross the border illegally want to get arrested because they will then become Asylum Seekers. People who are arrested then…