 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney3 w m9 E! R: [
* K8 ~: Q9 j! s3 i4 B( GRichard J. Brennan) U" ~. M& I4 K# k
National Affairs Writer
2 n8 G5 C2 U- T( `' ~ M) L# V4 k5 [% E2 c1 z
: F" L% r, [8 w8 C: q% T
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney confirmed Wednesday that as many as 1,800 new Canadians could be stripped of their citizenship because they were obtained fraudulently.
/ m0 e2 V I# f7 e' ?
/ B4 p# ^4 o) c( z“We are in the process of notifying them that we will be revoking their citizenship because Canadian citizenship is not for sale,” Kenney told the Economic Club of Canada.8 W/ |) x* X& P1 S
/ A/ f6 [% a) y: w- {! P( t6 q. iKenney said some of the individuals are believed to have used “unscrupulous” immigration consultants who submitted fraudulent applications on behalf of people who did not meet the qualifications for citizenship.# h4 G4 y2 r; g' h+ e3 ` ~
3 ~) R6 X0 n- n! U% X
The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada., Z5 ~6 a" g: g2 P$ Q: _
! T, t/ Y* S# [6 }“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.4 g- k* C2 r/ X7 h# u/ i# p( E
% R! t' u2 @4 j T2 \
They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.9 J1 h' ^# w6 f
9 [) J3 K, t+ ~9 h
Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.
. }; g! B8 O, K4 s; z" t9 R. Y
0 E% u5 `) f4 O( O, y8 c( VMost were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.
) w" D( L: U3 g3 E- y- D, W% P2 h$ c4 |5 {) ?9 n. G% u+ B
Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.
& s6 N I9 L4 K7 S8 b* Z2 ]
7 N& U3 o, Z/ B" @% }- Z“For those who simply touch down and try to get a Canadian passport as a … passport of convenience, who don’t pay our taxes but who do consume our social benefits, I think that’s dishonourable,” he told reporters after delivering a speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.
' X5 N1 |4 J9 l6 W, v# b) L# y% H* _* v+ x! W1 I
“There are many ways that we are combating immigration fraud and abuse of our generosity, whether it is from [bogus] asylum claimants, crooked immigration consultants, people smugglers [or] people who are abusing our citizenship program,” he said.
" ?. v* C4 s. d" x/ a7 b; w
2 t% t+ b9 }# ?7 e) nKenney also announced that Canada will soon be introducing multi-year visas for low-risk visitors from around the world that will last 10 years. |
|
狗仔卡
发表于 2011-7-20 09:05
提升卡
置顶卡
沉默卡
喧嚣卡
变色卡
显身卡
