Anyone Got An Answer?

John Ivison: Try as the government might, the refugees will keep coming

Brian Hutchinson: Making Canada a little less alluring

By Brian Hutchinson

DELTA, B.C. — Who wouldn’t trade their Third World hell for this? A healthy river, full of life, bending through a modern, free metropolis. A background of new towers and green mountains. Crisp and clear autumn air; brilliant sunshine.

It might almost have seemed cruel, using such an inviting scene to launch a proposed immigration and refugee system crackdown.

Almost. Tied up behind two tough-talking federal Cabinet ministers Thursday was the Ocean Lady, that infamous, non-seaworthy rust bucket.

...and it would appear LEGAL immigrants are paying the price:

Immigration waiting times cause frustration


Fri Oct 22 2010

Ottawa should “equalize” processing times of sponsorships of parents and grandparents, says a grassroots advocacy group.


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The Operative Word Is ILLEGAL And...

...and let's not lose sight of the fact that it is not the "immigrant" that benefit but rather the smugglers who in the case of the Tamils are said to have collected $20K/per  ($9M+) and those that employ and exploit the illegals.

Hepburn: Are Tamil migrants an issue or distraction?

The MV Sun Sea, a suspected migrant smuggling vessel, made its way to Canada.

By Bob Hepburn

Thu Aug 19 2010

Dark lessons for Canada from a small American town on what can happen when right-wing voters decide they are fed up with illegal immigrants

If You Jump The Queue In The Supermarket...

...you will be told in no uncertain terms to get to the back of the line. What is different here except that the queue jumpers are paying for their groceries with your money. 

Ford hurtful to legal immigrants

By KURT LARSON, Toronto Sun

Regardless of your position on the recent arrival of Tamil refugees, mayoral candidate Rob Ford’s immigration remarks struck a nerve with sueome documented, legal immigrants in this country.

Hard To Be Proud Of Canada...

We apologized to the indians, the Chinese, the Japanese, the gays, women and in a couple of decades, when the Tamil children of today are old enough to vote, we will be apologizing to the Tamils. 

Will Canada play host to a Tamil government-in-exile? Tigers 2.0

Smuggled Tamils worth up to $10M for 'snakeheads'

By TOM GODFREY, Toronto Sun

Each of the 490 Sri Lankans dumped on the B.C. coast by MV Sun Sea is worth up to $20,000 — totalling almost $10 million — for smugglers or “snakeheads”, a Liberal MP says.

Tamil migrants could owe smugglers up to $20K

By TOM GODFREY, QMI Agency

Many of the 490 Sri Lankan migrants who arrived off the coast of B.C. by boat will have to fork out up to $20,000 each for the smuggling trip to "snakeheads" or their families will have to pay, Tamil community members say.

...the opinions of Canadians irrelevant:

Should Canada intercept migrant boats and turn them away before they reach Canadian shores?

Yes (78%)

No (17%)

Not sure (6%)

Total Votes: 6681