Immigration: Jason Kenney

Human Smuggling Dept: Bill C-49, which was tabled last week, would allow the minister of public safety to determine which refugee claimants qualify as "irregular" arrivals who used for-profit smugglers or criminal organizations to come to Canada, according to Montreal Gazette. "There are measures in this bill to send them a message that this is not the right way to come to Canada," Kenney said on CTV's Question Period and immigration Minister Jason Kenney defended his proposed human smuggling legislation yesterday, saying that criticism from those in the "immigration industry" make him think the government is "on the right track." If deemed to be irregular, a claimant can be held in custody for as long as a year until their admissibility is determined. Migrants found to have used criminal smugglers would be prevented from applying for permanent resident status or sponsoring family for five years. As reported in the news.
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