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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2018-01-12 6:05 PM, wrote:

>> It is not as sad as thinking that an ad hominem is valid argument. I
>> know it is not cheap to immigrate, and that is why so many come here and
>> try to claim refugee status instead of going through the legal
>> immigration program. You could have done a little research and realized
>> that half of the refugee claims from asylum seekers have been rejected.
>> Why should I look favourably on people coming here illegally, claiming
>> refugee status and living off our social safety net when they have legal
>> options for admission?
>
> It is sad that you have such little comprehension of how the system
> works.

There you go again, trying to use an ad hominem instead of an argument.

> There's an area outside town here known as Little Taiwan, not
> one of those houses sold for under $500,000, all to immigrants who
> paid the money to 'fast track'. Good business for our builders and
> suppliers. Plus I doubt our hospitals and nursing homes could stay
> open without Filipinos and Newfoundlanders!

What's the problem. A lot of people think that immigration is good for
the country. That means accepting people with money to invest or people
to work, not people to come and live on welfare.

> Wake up! In Canada for years we have had a zero population growth and
> we need everyone.

Bullshit. Canada's population growth rate is not zero.

As regards refugees, stats show that at first they
> are on income assistance but when they have mastered the language they
> move on quickly, many opening their own businesses. At least have the
> decency to grant them a chance rather than putting them all down.

Once again you are obviously confused. We vet and sponsor 10,000
refugees per year. We accept about 25,000 refugees per year. Over the
last year or so we have had thousands of asylum seekers crashing the
border, sneaking across at unauthorized crossings because they know that
they will not be admitted if they cross at legal entry points, and at
least half of their claims are being rejected. It should not be our
responsibility to house them and to teach them English. There is a
legal way for them to immigrate. They choose to try to sneak in
illegally. Face it, they are not refugees. They are economic immigrants
trying to beat the system. I prefer the system by which legitimate
immigrants bear the cost of admittance.