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    1. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 21 Aug 2018
      Replying to @JSn0wd0n @tim4hire and

      If they've overstayed visas in the US then they should most definitely not qualify for asylum in Canada

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    2. Timothy Huyer‏ @tim4hire 21 Aug 2018
      Replying to @DegenSavage @Mistajay10 and

      They would have to show that they would be at risk of persecution or death if they were sent back to Haiti.

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    3. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 21 Aug 2018
      Replying to @tim4hire @JSn0wd0n and

      https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/canada-rejecting-90-of-asylum-claims-filed-by-haitians-1.3689859 …

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    4. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 21 Aug 2018
      Replying to @DegenSavage @tim4hire and

      Waste of tax payers money from start to finish

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    5. Timothy Huyer‏ @tim4hire 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @DegenSavage @Mistajay10 and

      Compassion to our fellow humans is never a waste.

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    6. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @tim4hire @JSn0wd0n and

      Canada's immigration & refugee policy is more than compassionate, this government and people like you shouldn't be encouraging illegals at the expense of taxpayers and those going through the proper channels. Like I said, illegal & unsustainable

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    7. Timothy Huyer‏ @tim4hire 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @DegenSavage @Mistajay10 and

      Just because you say it doesn’t make it so. These people have a legal right to apply for asylum. Refugees have done nothing wrong by how they came into Canada. The less than 0.2% of our population that come as inland refugees is hardly an unsustainable amount.

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    8. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @tim4hire @JSn0wd0n and

      Even if your .2% statistic is correct, which I doubt. 70,000 illegals per year being funnelled into 3 or 4 municipalities is the definition of unsustainable.

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    9. Timothy Huyer‏ @tim4hire 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @DegenSavage @Mistajay10 and

      Yes, I was wrong. It is actually less than 0.1% (a little over 20,000 in 2017). If they all ended up in the GTA, they would be less than 1% of the population there. https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/refugees/asylum-claims-2017.html …

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    10. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @tim4hire @JSn0wd0n and

      Meanwhile, inflation, interest rates, property taxes, hospital wait times & overall cost of living rises.

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 22 Aug 2018
      Replying to @DegenSavage @Mistajay10 and

      Honestly, if you think these social problems are all the fault of refugee claimants, there's something more going on than rational policy.

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        1. Timothy Huyer‏ @tim4hire 22 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet

          Normally, in order to reduce unwanted notifications, I drop verified tweeps if they haven’t been active on the thread for a while. I missed doing that for you in this case. Did you want to keep being a part of this highly unstimulating conversation?

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        2. The Functioning Savage PH. Deez Nutz‏ @DegenSavage 22 Aug 2018
          Replying to @HeerJeet @tim4hire and

          They're a burden financially, on infrastructure, social service border services plain & simple. Majority of Canadians & legal immigrants agree & adds to the growing resentment, rightfully so.

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        3. Timothy Huyer‏ @tim4hire 22 Aug 2018
          Replying to @DegenSavage @Mistajay10 and

          1. Compassion should be extended even when there is a cost. 2. You assert burden, but the actual costs incurred are a tiny percentage of the budget. Moreover, many refugees become net contributors within a reasonable time. 3. Right to due process not a matter of public opinion.

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