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Mei Zhang: Lin Mei

Religious Persecution Dept: The 19-year-old, who arrived in Toronto last year on a visitor s visa from China to see their dying mother, is faced with the difficult decision of leaving his orphaned brother, a permanent resident in Canada, to the care of Children s Aid, according to The Star. We only have an uncle in Toronto, but he is illegal here and is facing deportation as well, said an anxious Gao, speaking in Mandarin. He is scheduled to meet with border enforcement officials Tuesday to arrange for his removal. We don t have other family or relative here. We only have each other and gao Zhi Xiang doesn t know how to break the news to his 8-year-old brother, Zhi Xin, when the day comes for his deportation. Their deceased mother, Lin Mei Zhang, had been granted asylum in Canada from religious persecution but died of colon cancer while her application for permanent residence was still in process. As reported in the news.
@t permanent resident in canada, speaking in mandarin