e who are on social assistance. "We must hue to the Canadian principle that a person in need is a person in need, new immigrant or old" (The Toronto Star). In Canada money out weighs human rights anyday. Canada wants refugees coming in, so that they can help the nation continue to develop, but doesn’t want the financial burden that comes with it. As it was stated, "We cannot deal with the costs, we cannot deal with the numbers" (The Toronto Star). So, to limit the number of refugees that are accepted, immigration makes accusations based on opinion about whether people who claim protection are actually refugees. "The quasi-judicial Immigration and Refugee Board has a backlog of 29,000 cases, the equivalent of more than one year’s tally of legal refugees" (Bourrie 1). It’s no wonder that very few refugee’s are migrating to Canada lately. They basically get the same treatment as they do in their own homeland. Can you imagine being scared of whether you will live or die today? That is something that immigrants go through everyday of their lives. We as Canadians take so much for granted (food, shelter, clothing etc.), that comes as luxury to them. We worry about the little things in life, which doesn’t even compare to what these people go through everyday. They migrant here hoping for some form of protection, some form of a better life, and what do you do?, we push them away. Why?, because having them here would be using taxpayers money. But, still we would like them to be here so they can help the economy to grow. How does that work? We just use, abuse and then toss away? These people are human’s, just like we are, striving to make a live for themselves. We constantly state that Canada is the best place to live, so why not prove just that. "In a free and democratic society, it is important that citizens know exactly what their rights and freedoms are, and where to turn for help and advice in the event tha...
