 鲜花( 0)  鸡蛋( 0)
|
1,800 new Canadians poised to lose citizenship: Kenney
! l8 D( S7 P) A v8 y; f; B6 ^/ ?$ A) e' ^0 r9 Z/ O4 n9 F
Richard J. Brennan6 [4 X7 r1 V0 Q4 P, Q
National Affairs Writer
4 E) X( @+ e W7 e/ L
4 _1 @- ?- e) ^" a/ i, u' C( O3 ]9 x/ X7 `
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.4 u0 Z3 c+ T/ ~
7 K! K, S4 o* D“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.' \+ R- ?. t% F/ h
7 w! s% E9 J- A- }# q% KKenney 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.
`0 j) @: c: C$ _3 K" I& I4 X" I$ ], p+ I* e" H5 t
The 1,800 were identified following a three-year investigation by the RCMP, other police forces and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.& `+ b& V0 Q+ t. G9 b- E! ?
9 w" u' \& E; ^2 M: o, d. _# F; R
“By the way, we are not done with our investigation” Kenney said, noting that many of the accused live outside the country.: U/ Z( E: w; s- w, R7 m6 s$ f
9 `' Q' Y8 i5 b) y
They can challenge the decision in Federal Court. If not, Cabinet will move to revoke their citizenship.
6 G) B e) D# v0 B! C) ^! C) { C% G; E4 Z/ B; X- Q9 E7 Z8 }
Citizenship revocation is relatively uncommon in Canada with only 63 people being stripped of their citizenship since 1977, Kenney said.8 W( i& g9 F6 k
( j3 Z- ~: [) Y# |* U- O6 d( `Most were for reasons related to residence fraud, criminality and false identity, or concealing their involvement in war crimes.* k2 @2 d$ e/ d! {
E5 Q' B7 W- u u! b) U
Speaking in Vancouver on Tuesday, Kenney said Ottawa is trying to discourage immigration fraud.* S. x* J& P/ ^. E! r: R8 Y
" ~ U! V" v1 G. _ Q
“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.3 {! S/ X, F& ?: z- l2 a
" n" c; o( R- K. t/ H1 c“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.9 q/ h- i6 U5 b; x& p$ d. Z
. o4 } r& `& U7 F
Kenney 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
