Tamil migrants: How could Canada let it get this far?

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Many Canadians and Media are looking to our Government for answers on why the Canadian government let the illegal Tamils get to our shores, when it was clear our government knew in advance and failed to stop it?

Canada is handcuffed in adhering to the refugee act it signed long ago, which seems to not differentiate between economic or true refugees into a gray area we are bound to follow.

Other countries in the West who also signed this refugee pact have no problem in stopping or curtailing the tide of illegal refugees who try and enter their countries, but then Canada seems to be an anomaly.

Perhaps someone will provide answers why Canada is considered an all day sucker by the third world.

Yesterday's arrival of the illegal Tamil migrants, now safely ensconced into the bosom of the Canadian social safety net has many Canadians asking how did the Canadian government let this get out of hand?

Reports in the media state boatloads of Tamils in Sri Lanka and outlying regions await word how this current illegal migration plays out before they too will hoist anchor and set sail for Canada.

Canada's generosity in accepting more refugees than anywhere in the world makes Canada a more viable destination, resulting in Canada getting the lion's share of refugees, including many with a hidden terrorist or criminal bent.

Some Canadian say thanks to our ethnocentric acceptance of a Multicultural and Diversity society is part and parcel why we are forced to accept all comers.

Multiculturalism and Diversity, a mantra fostered into Law by the Liberals decades ago in the 1960s, lead by then Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau who monopolized on the Hippie Free Love, Live and Let Live cultural generation, sought the votes of the younger ideals of a generation which had dominated our Canadian society.

While Australia is the illegal migrants first choice destination, Australians have rallied to their government stating enough is enough and forced their government to do something now!

Australia with it's many nearby islands in the pacific have a better chance of turning away illegal migrants by detaining the ship or putting up a blockade and stopping the illegal human cargo ships before they reach Australian waters.

Unlike Australia, Canada is not so lucky, we do not have outlying islands in which our Navy can stop ships before they reach our international waters. Any ship like the M.V. Sun Sea enter out Canadian waters, Canada is obligated to assist, including taking in refugees.

To date, Canadians are demanding our government act and deport the human cargo back to Sri Lanka. While in theory plausible, Canada has in vain tried to pressure the Sri Lankan government to end the mistreatment of Tamils in the hopes better treatment will stem the tide of illegal migrants from leaving in the first place.

On the other hand, shouts from Sri Lankans for their own homeland, even if it came to be in a perfect world would not stop those Sri Lanka Tamils from illegally trying to get to greener pastures like Canada. Proof of that can be seen by other illegal migrants from other more western styled democratic areas of the world who look to Canada as their economic saviour.

While Canada has tried to find ways in getting nearby Asian countries to intervene on own behalf. Requests by our government to Asian countries to intercept with their Navies to turn away shiploads of illegal migrants who pass into their territorial waters, have fallen on deaf ears.

Perhaps a solution is at hand. Canada and other western countries who provide billions of dollars a year in financial aid to these unwilling Asian countries can be coerced to cooperate by dangling the Financial Aid Carrot in front of them.

A solution would be to tie any financial aid (estimated in the billions of dollars a year) as a bargaining chip in forcing these Asian countries to use their Navy vessels to assist us in stopping human smuggling in it's tracks.

Failure to comply and assist Canada when warning of a cargo of Illegal migrants is steaming towards our shores via these Asian countries would result in stopping all financial aid or a drastic reduction in financial aid until compliance is met.

The aid reduction can be based on processing and legal costs, as well as all future costs in which the refugee will cost the Canadian taxpayer, until that time the refugee becomes a taxpayer with a full time job and productive Canadian.

If this scenario were to be implemented, guaranteed these Asian countries would toe the line when their much needed billions in financial aid is tied to illegal migrants they fail to stop. Nothing like money to get some action when it affect them directly in the pocketbook.

This would still ensure Canada lives up to it's previous United Nations Refugee commitments, while stopping illegal transport of refugees to our shores.

It is now believed the majority of these Tamils will soon make their way to Toronto in which support networks are in place with Tamil organizations there. Two Toronto federal politicians NDP Olivia Chow and Federal Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff, both who have ridings in these predominately populatedTamil areas have both spoken out harshly against our government and demanded these illegal Tamil refugees be given any and all considerations.

Considerations most Canadians can only dream of.

Toronto has the largest population (300,000) of Tamils in the world, outside of Sri Lanka. These two opposition politicians certainly know which side their political votes are buttered on.

Toronto's NDP Olivia Chow whose riding in Trinity-Spadina and Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff whose riding in Lakeview may raise the ire of Canadians who may disagree, resulting in voter erosion of both their political parties in the future if this illegal migration starts to become commonplace.

Tamil support organizations in Toronto have already printed up and sent pamphlets to British Columbia for their lawyers to hand out to the 490 illegal migrants once they can gain access to them. The pamphlets are chock full of information for the illegal migrants, letting them know that as future Canadians, they can now enjoy all the benefits Canadian, such as legal rights, social welfare benefits, free medical and dental, legal aid, housing, endless appeals process, stay of deportation orders and a host of other goodies courtesy of the Canadian taxpayers.

The Tamil organization have sent their own cadre of Tamil speaking legal officials, immigration lawyers, administrators etc. Most likely coaching lessons will be a first priority and taken readily front and centre come time for these illegal migrants in knowing what to say to cement their refugee case to Canadian immigration officials. Certainly shows Canada for Canadians first is not big on this organizations list.

Media across the country have amassed on the high seas around the M.V. Sun Sea and like so many seagulls squawking over the media airwaves are constantly barraging viewers with the same repetitive Tamil trivia over and over again while they desperately hope for the slightest fresh news crumb to report.

One major news crumb reported as breaking news this morning was " I see a ship worker, he is wearing a paper face mask .............it appears to be white!"

WKRP's Ace Reporter Les Nessman would be so proud!