MrsA/canada

I have mixed feelings concerning this one. It is a heart tugger, but the fact is that the laws in question are Canadian. It is up to Canada--a sovereign nation--to determine who may and may not enter their land. This was made clear by the Canadian consulate who visited the family. Canada's responsibility is first and foremost their own citizens. The boy is a citizen of their land, but his parents are not. And in addition to that, his family traveled using fake papers. The laws of several nations were violated by them just by having false documentation. If the writer of the article is trying to lay blame at the feet of the US, I will again remind the reader of this post that just like Canada, we are a sovereign nation. We can determine who may or may not enter our nation. The detention center in Taylor, Texas might not be a grand hotel and the little family might not like the food provided to them, but they did violate laws of this land when they set foot on American soil without prior permission to come here. As I see it, they have not much room to complain. If someone brings into play the situation of Jews trying to escape Europe prior to WWII, those folks also traveled on false papers many times. I am glad that many were able to get out of Europe and wish that many more had. When however, false papers are detected, there remains a risk of deportation from the nation whose immigration laws they have violated.