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Board: Asylum Seekers

board: With 2017 application numbers expected to far exceed earlier projections, the board simply can't keep up, says the memo, obtained by The Canadian Press under the Access to Information Act, according to CBC. Refugee who lost fingers to frostbite wins bid to stay in CanadaUN concerned about asylum seekers walking to Manitoba Update on asylum seekers only tells part of the story That puts the entire asylum system at risk, opposition MPs warned Thursday as they urged the Liberal government to do more than simply study the issue and then leave it to the board to find efficiencies to handle the problem. The Immigration and Refugee Board is already trying to whittle down its current backlog, but received no new money in the latest federal budget. Ensuring the right processes are in place to support government policy on immigration is essential, said Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel, warning the situation could erode public support for Canada's policy of welcoming refugees. And that's the government's fault. When the government ignores that, you start getting politicized rhetoric that's polarized on the right and the left, instead of being compassionate about people, Rempel said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.