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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
This "if we allow one, we are going to be overrun" theory seems a little far fetched given that the Sikh ship that landed in Nova Scotia is the last time I remember so many people landing at once. And that was decades ago. If we allowed the Sikh's to be processed and stay as refugee's why haven't we been overrun with ships landing in the last 20 years or so?
This landing by boatloads is very rare given the cost and dangers involved. Most people would take refuge closer to home rather than risk the long trip.
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I would argue that in this particular instance we are much more likely to be 'overrun' than with other groups. Canada already has the largest Sri Lankan Tamil population outside of Sri Lanka in the world. It's pretty clear that this already landed population is conscienciously providing funding, legal help, et al with the intent on smuggling more Tamils into Canada. This is the second ship in less than a year.
As much as I'm sure that many migrants do face persecution in Sri Lanka if they were sent back, I'm also certain that a good number of them are also Tigers or connected to the Tigers (How else did they come up with the $50,000 per head to come here). Identifying them as Tigers or as connected as Tigers will prove next to impossible too and most of them will be allowed to live here regardless. All the more reason to toughen laws and take a more 'Australia' type approach.