| | | i'm not sure what your question is, but
canada makes this distinction
"A refugee is a person who meets certain eligibility criteria set out by international law. At the global level, the 1951 Refugee Convention defines a refugee as a person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, is outside the country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. "
simply stated, a refugee is forced to flee for their lives. an immigrant
chooses to move to another country.
under the above definition i believe the central american
people seeking asylum in the u.s. are refugees.
en.wikipedia.org
this is not to say that canada does not have
its own immigration problems. we do, for example
the scandalous cash-for-citizenship Immigrant Investor Program.
here's an opinion piece:
macleans.ca |
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