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Heartstrings-Tugging Photo: War Crimes and Homegrown Refugees

heartstrings-tugging photo: Yes, we have a particular group of people forced from their homelands, who fled rape, terror and abuses so great they would be considered war crimes, according to Toronto Star. Simply because they were different. JONATHAN HAYWARD / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Liam Massaubi Wed., Jan. 4, 2017 We have homegrown refugees in Canada who aren't prioritized enough to justify a Justin Trudeau greeting at an airport or a tear shed from the prime minister that made for such a great, heartstrings-tugging photo shoot. Yet we ignore these refugees. We keep them poor and dependent through racist legislation designed to do just that. We let them suffer in mouldy, crumbling shacks. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.