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Canadian Government

: After delivering her to safety, what would you do Hug her How about hand her a bill for your life-saving work, and the gas That basically what the Canadian government does with its Immigration Loan Program, according to Toronto Star. Every year, we fly in about 12,000 refugees from dire places around the world. You motor over, haul the person into your boat, blow air into her blue lips and pound her chest until she is breathing again. In a wonderful gesture of compassion and humanity, we offer them a new chance at life. The loans range from $1,000 to $10,000, depending on the size of the family. But we charge them for the flight here as well as the medical exams they had to undergo to qualify as refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.