Felipe Montoya Greenheck

York University: Felipe Montoya, his wife Alejandra Garcia-Prieto and their two teenagers moved to Canada three years ago when Montoya was offered a tenured professorship at York University, according to Huffington Post Canada. The application process, that started over three years ago, was long drawn "mainly because my son has Down syndrome," Montoya told the CBC Metro Morning earlier this week. 0 sobre el oso polar... Posted by Felipe Montoya Greenheck on Sunday, July 17, 2011 According to Canada Immigration and Citizenship Act "a foreign national is inadmissible on health grounds if their health condition might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand on health or social services." The government defines "excessive" as anything that costs more than $6,387 per year. Why They were told it because their son with Down syndrome would be a financial burden on Canadian taxpayers. Montoya says his son Nico was singled out for additional tests like thyroid and psychological exams during the initial application. "My son was completely healthy but the only difference is that he has a genetic condition that makes him different," Montoya said in his CBC Radio interview. Someone who gets sick, someone who loses their job, someone who goes one welfare -- all of these things can cause excessive demand. According to Montoya, this is where the injustice lies. "The truth is that Down syndrome people, like anyone else, are liable to get any kind of disease. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.