Refugee Claimants: Immigration And Refugee

Calgary Herald Dept: Some assume any concern about the immigration and refugee system is merely a cloak for anti-immigrant sentiment; others, also skating on the surface, suggest border controls should be abolished a la the absence of passports in the 18th century, according to Calgary Herald. So some processes for getting newcomers into the country will always be necessary. As to what happens when governments lose control of significant parts of their borders, consider a recent story on the problem that exists on the Mexico-U.S. boundary. Reporter Monica Alonzo from New York City's Village Voice newspaper began her investigative account of human trafficking this way: The recent arrival of 492 Sri Lankans on the West Coast courtesy of the MV Sun Sea, and who claim refugee status, again brought up rhetoric of little help to refugee claimants or to their potential host countries. But past migration patterns don't help with present-day realities. The choice is not between shutting the door to all potential newcomers or doing away with the border. Few want the first option -- that would neither be compassionate nor economically smart; and the open-the-floodgates trial balloon is not a sober suggestion given the reality of modern terrorism. As reported in the news.
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