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....Czech nationals were previously required to have visas when visiting Canada prior to 2007.
But Ottawa says too many Czech citizens are seeking asylum in Canada and the government believes many such claims are unwarranted.
"In addition to creating significant delays and spiraling new costs in our refugee program the sheer volume of these claims is undermining our ability to help people fleeing real persecution," Kenney said in a news release on Monday.....
Frig sakes, does the EU bother to actually look into anything they jump on?
First they try and force our hand over the sealing industry, now this?
Last I checked, we wern't a part of the EU in the first place and if there's a legit issue with Czech's coming over here and seeking asylums in our country to a rediculous ammount then something should be done.
Maybe if the EU doesn't want us doing this, perhaps they should focus more on how to fix the problem so that so many wouldn't jump at the chance to leave and live here in the first place.
Do they simply want this open avenue to have all these people filling up our system? Sounds like a pass the buck to me.
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As an example, Czech nationals filed about 3,000 refugee claims last year, compared to only five in all of 2005 when the visa rule was still in effect.
Many of the Czech people seeking asylum in Canada are of Roma descent, a group that has long faced discrimination and persecution in Europe.
^ There you have it.... people who are treated like crap in Europe and the EU wants a way out to send them off to us. They clearly didn't have an issue of so many leaving the EU for here until we decided to restrict the process.
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In the case of Mexico, refugee claims have tripled since 2005, topping more than 9,400 such claims in 2008. They now make up one-quarter of all Canadian refugee claims.
The Mexican government has said it "regrets the decision by the government of Canada."
And yet they would rather focus on
us not accepting their people, then to focus on why so many people are leaving their countries in the first place?
