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Originally Posted by fredr123
There have been efforts to streamline applicants for work permits and skilled worker immigrants. I'm not sure those measures have gone far enough but it is certainly encouraging to see the government seek to cut red tape and help legitimate immigrants who will provide a net positive to the Canadian economy.
Cutting, as you say, the red tape and simply not making it illegal to me an undocumented immigrant/asylum seeker/whatever is not a smart solution. True refugees require support. There are plenty of foreign nationals that would look to take advantage of Canada's generous social welfare systems (just like the many Canadians who do it now) and contribute little. You can't discount the effect that would have on relations with the USA either. The flow of migrants into Canada wouldn't stop at the 49th parallel.
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You are way smarter than most stupid people at CP.