Immigration Policy Analyst: Richard Kurland

Legitimate Refugees Dept: "Statistically, this boat is choking full of genuine refugees fearing persecution from Sri Lanka," said Richard Kurland, a Quebec-based immigration policy analyst, according to Vancouver Sun. Kurland said concerns that the migrants will clog the refugee system have been overblown and canada has an international duty to protect legitimate refugees arriving in Victoria aboard a Tamil migrant ship, despite calls by some to turn the boat away, immigration experts say. He pointed to 2009 figures where 91 per cent of refugee claims were accepted by the Immigration and Refugee Board. As reported in the news.
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