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Originally Posted by jolinar of malkshor
UPDATE
Looks like we are going to re-impose VISA requirements for the Czech Republic because of a large increase in refugee claimants. Looks like I was right about one of the countries.
Canada will reimpose visa requirements on citizens of the Czech Republic because of dramatically increased numbers of Roma asylum-seekers, Czech media are reporting after this week's visit to Prague by Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...rticle1205080/
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Man, I hate issues like this because as much as I try to be open-minded and tolerant, my admittedly limited experiences with Romanis have left me pretty prejudiced against them. I think I've told the story on here before about how I got surrounded and mobbed by a gang of 10-year-old Roma children in St. Petersburg, but they were pretty much an ongoing concern in every eastern-european country I was in. I'm not sure what extent this element is representative of the entire Roma population and those that are applying for asylum, but it's an element I would hate to have in our cities.