A CRACKDOWN ON QUEUE-JUMPERS – Maclean’s Aug.3rd

As a one-time immigrant myself, I must agree with Jason Kenney’s attempts to limit the continuing abuse of our over-generous, liberal refugee system. Of the many and varied arguments for stemming the flood of illegal immigrants –costs to our country, lack of screening for undesirables, etc. –the major reason I hear from immigrants here is that they think the system is unfair. They often have to wait for years to bring relatives here, and they resent the fact that phoney refugee claimants can jump the queue, while they had to wait their turn, following the rules and going the proper route. It is highly unfair to everyone, and there should be legislation remedying this inequity. Requiring visas for specific problem areas, while justified, is a short-term measure akin to putting a band-aid on a festering sore.