mmmfloorpie

Actually, the link doesn't work but I am familiar with the ruling. I'm not really sure why this case was brought up here. The reason we are stuck with the Tamils is because Sri Lanka is a moratorium country meaning that we don't deport people there no matter how bad they are (with a few exceptions). There are clauses that terrorists and very serious criminals can be deported despite this, but I can tell you that 99% of the people on those ships probably won't fall into those categories and will therefore be here as long as they want. Even if the claims are denied, they won't be sent back any time soon as we can't deport them back to the country of origin. That's why it's so advantageous for people from moratorium countries to do whatever they can to step foot on Canadian soil. Once they get here, we can't do anything! This is also why I think it's ridiculous that the conservatives are trying to pander to Canadians by saying we need tougher human smuggling laws and etc. The truth is, Canada already has tough laws. Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, a person who knowingly brings a person to Canada without a visa is subject to pretty stiff punishments. For someone that brings over 10 people in, the punishment is up to life imprisonment or a million dollar fine or both. So obviously it's plenty stiff! There is no law against making a refugee claim and there never will be. That's why the law goes after the smugglers themselves. So I don't really see what making the laws tougher will do. There are problems with our immigration system and one is that we favour skilled immigrants faaaar too much. The truth is, Canada needs people for ALL jobs, skilled and unskilled. Right now, if you are an unskilled worker, you basically have no chance of being accepted for permanent residence. If you are skilled and get accepted, it's likely you'll only be able to find unskilled work once you get here. Make it a little less biased and you might get more people wanting to go the legal route rather than jump the line. Another thing is the refugee appeals process as you are discussing now. Currently, the federal courts are responsible for hearing appeals which creates a HUGE log jam and allows people to stay for years and years and build families and lives which makes it that much harder to get them deported. One of the obvious solutions would be to finally establish the Refugee Appeals Division (RAD) which was drafted in the new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act around 2002. It's never actually been put into fruition which is why the federal courts have been left with the appeals. Ok, that was my whole rant. I've kind of been itching to post on this topic since last Friday!