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Originally Posted by Acajack
I don't understand why people keep using the term "illegal".
From what we've seen so far, these people aren't trying to cross the border out of the view of Canadian authorities and looking to hide from them once in Canada. (Which would qualify as illegal immigration.)
What they're doing is following a process set in place by Canada for refugee claimants: you come up to the border and you declare that you want to obtain asylum as a refugee in Canada. This triggers a process under which your request can be granted or denied. There is nothing "illegal" about this. It's covered by Canadian and international laws.
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Are they not supposed to come through designated ports of entry to be properly processed and assessed? Is that not the "legal" way of entering Canada as a "refugee"? If they don't follow this process, like many people do, I don't see how that is not to be considered "illegal".