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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.