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Canada's tightening immigration policy may be felt in U.S.
Los Angeles Times ^ | January 15, 2012 | Kim Murphy

Posted on 01/15/2012 8:11:43 AM PST by ConservativeStatement

Reporting from Vancouver, Canada— For years, Canada has had one of the most generous immigration policies in the world, welcoming tens of thousands of asylum applicants who claim to be fleeing persecution in their homelands.

But Canada's Conservative government has begun rolling up the welcome mat, stepping up efforts to track down and deport thousands of asylum-seekers whose applications have been denied.

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Canada; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: canada; immigrants; immigration
And meanwhile, down in the Batcave...
1 posted on 01/15/2012 8:11:58 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Between the white guilt pathology of both liberals and conservatives combine that with the various hatreds that the Obama types have America faces a tough road. As one of the posters there said he would like to apply for asylum in Canukistan since his city was turned into a Latin America craphole. But then again there is a certain specie of conservative quick with the “racism” charge is someone anyone thinks the stupid magic thinking that a person just has to cross the American border and presto first world citizen who will start a multi-billion dollar business.


2 posted on 01/15/2012 8:22:27 AM PST by junta ("Peace is a racket", testimony from crime boss Barrack Hussein Obama.)
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“We're primarily concerned about women who've survived sexual violence, [as well as] gays and lesbians, victims of torture.”

Apparently, this person only has an interest in aiding only certain victims.

3 posted on 01/15/2012 8:29:34 AM PST by ConservativeStatement (Obama "acted stupidly.")
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Hunt down hell, those illegals have already slipped south, it is the route most of the illegal Pakistani people and their worker slaves take.
4 posted on 01/15/2012 8:37:32 AM PST by org.whodat (What is the difference in Newt's, Perry's and Willard's positions on Amnesty.)
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“We're primarily concerned about women who've survived sexual violence, [as well as] gays and lesbians, victims of torture.”

How hip of them.

5 posted on 01/15/2012 8:41:23 AM PST by Calliecat
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To: ConservativeStatement

Gee, havin’ a problem with socialized medicine and all those ‘new’ Canadians?


6 posted on 01/15/2012 9:08:22 AM PST by Beowulf9
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