The terrorism of September 11, 2001, turned an intense spotlight on
Canada's lax immigration and refugee programs. "The longest undefended border
in the world" became, for the United States, a pressing security concern, and
for good reason.
Canada is the most immigrant-friendly country in the
world, accepting (on a per capita basis) twice as many immigrants as the next
most welcoming nation, many of them people about whom little is known.
Stoffman heartily supports responsible immigration and a compassionate
refugee program. We have neither, he argues, and it's time for Canadians to
demand of their leaders that this most important program be rescued from
political partisanship and returned to the foundations of national interest and
humanitarianism on which it was built. |
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