denzil minnan wong on undocumented workers: "they should be removed."
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7/29/2019 Denzil Minnan Wong on undocumented workers: "They should be removed."
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CouncillorDenzilMinnan-WongspeakstocouncilonFebruary21,2013
aftermovingamotiontosupporttheCanadiangovernmentseffortto
facilitatethelegaladmissionofimmigrantsandtheremovalofillegal
immigrants.
Madamchair,undocumentedworkersareillegalworkers,illegal
immigrants.
Theycometothiscountry,manyofthem,withnointentionofleaving.
Theyremainillegally.
Infact,manyfloutourlawsandlaughatus.Iknowsomeillegalimmigrants
arriveatPearsonAirportfromEurope.Theirfirststopisthewelfareoffice.
Theyalreadyknowtheaddressbecausetheyvebeentoldbackhomewheretogo.
Theyhavebeentoldintheirhomecountrythisistruewherethe
welfareofficeis.Theywanttogototheofficewheretheysaytheycanget
thefreemoney.
Undocumentedworkers
[SpeakerFrancesNunziatainterruptstosilencecouncillorswhoareshoutingShame!]
Madamchair,undocumentedworkers,illegalimmigrants,aresubjectto
removalordersanddeportationorders.Theyshouldberemoved,we
shouldnotencouragethem,weshouldnothelpthem,weshouldnot
facilitatethem.
Theyareaninsulttoeveryimmigrantwhoplayedbytherulestogetinto
thiscountry.Theyareaninsulteveryimmigrantwhoiswaitingtoenterthiscountrylegally.Itsendsamessagetotheworldthatitisoktobreakthe
lawtocometoCanada,anditsaysthattheCityofTorontoisanaccomplice
tothislawbreaking.