Tag: Immigration

On December 1 of this year, the federal government will implement new regulations governing the processing of refugee claims. In response to the huge backlog of claims — much of which was caused by the government’s failure to fill vacancies on the Immigration and Refugee Board in a timely way — the new regulations impose a time limit for the processing of new claims. Sounds good on the surface, right? The immigration reporter at the Toronto Star took a closer look: Ottawa’s plan to fast-track the refugee system could be a "gift" for bogus asylum seekers in the backlog because they will be on the backburner — and not fall under new regulations — when new refugee reform takes effect in December. … "The Immigration and Refugee Board will have a significant number of ‘legacy’ cases in the inventory when the Balanced Refugee Reform Act comes into force," said the board’s recently published 2011/12 planning report. "The IRB will not have the resources to resolve these cases." Critics said it is irresponsible for the government to implement a new system without a transition plan such as the "semi-amnesty" program implemented to remove a backlog before the launch of the refugee…

I hate to go straight to Hitler, but there’s just nowhere else to go. The Arizona state legislature has declared that police can demand to see documents from anyone that might be an illegal immigrant. If you don’t have your proof of citizenship or a proper visa? You go to

I hate to go straight to Hitler, but there’s just nowhere else to go.The Arizona state legislature has declared that police can demand to see documents from anyone that might be an illegal immigrant. If you don’t have your proof of citizenship or a pr…