Lee Cohen: Halifax

Immigration Lawyer Dept: If the legislation is passed, people will take even more dangerous methods to get here, Lee Cohen, a Halifax lawyer who specializes in immigration cases, predicted Thursday, according to The Chronicle Herald. Cohen made the comment two days after one man died and three others were lost at sea following the sinking of the Tabasco II in stormy waters about 150 kilometres south of Cape Sable Island. Five other men, believed to be from Russia, Georgia and Ukraine, were rescued and yARMOUTH Tragedies like the one off Nova Scotia s coast earlier this week may become recurring events if Canada proceeds with legislation making it tougher to make refugee claims, says a leading immigration lawyer. I think it s the wrong approach to a serious problem. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.