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Old 07-22-2015, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rugatika View Post
I agree, but all these people have displaced people that were trying to get in LEGALLY. Going through all the proper procedures etc. It hardly seems fair to reward people that snuck in under the rope with a seat in the theatre , while all the people with tickets are waiting outside.

They need to seal the border in some meaningful way, create a path to citizenship for the people already there, and then streamline some form of worker visa program.
I agree.

For all its faults, Canada's temporary foreign worker program would be one model to follow. I guess we're lucky that we're not bordering Mexico and the rest of Central America, so we don't have the issue they do.