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Originally Posted by ernie
Your number make a poor assumption. That assumption is that all 266,000 Mexican tourists decide to not to come to Canada because of the Visa requirement. I doubt that is the case. Just as I doubt all the bogus refugee claims will be eliminated. As you say the number will be 10,000 refugee claims year after years because that is what the system can provess. The difference is if you eliminate a good chunk of the bogus claims a larger percentage of those 10,000 claims are VALID claims...and isn't the valid what the system is supposed to be considering in the first place?
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I agree, that's a pretty major assumption without any basis. A visa requirement may deter some tourists, but 50% is a pretty massive conclusion to jump to.
I also agree with the second point. My major reason for backing something that cuts down on bogus claims isn't the savings, it's the fact that credible applicants are being pushed down the chain by cheats who have no business making a claim. If you want to get into talk of 'unfairness' and 'right thing to do' I'd say that something allowing those in actual need better access is completely fair and without a doubt the right thing to do.