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More than 70% of Canadians think Liberals\u2019 new refugee target is too high:\u00a0poll<\/span><\/h1>\n

Dear Immigration Reformer:<\/span><\/p>\n

Back in the media-fanned hysteria over Syrian refugees, culminating in Justin Trudeau’s pledge to better Stephen Harper’s offer to accept 10,000 Syrians by accepting 25,000, we noted the Nanos Reid poll that showed the silent majority of Canadians — 60 per cent opposed the foolish generosity ($680-million plus) of sweeping in hordes of poorly screened people from one of the most wicked terrorist-producing areas on earth.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite shameless media cheerleading and wall-to-wall feel good stories about earnest do-gooders working hard to set up lodging (hard in super pricey Toronto and Vancouver), food, ESL, Arabic translators, medical help, mental health experts [who the hell are we getting?], Canadians aren’t buying into the government-organized invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n

The National Post <\/span><\/strong>(February 19, 2016) reports: “More than 70 per cent of Canadians don\u2019t support the federal government taking in more than 25,000 Syrian refugees, according to a new poll from the Angus Reid Institute.<\/span><\/a> Two in five respondents think Canada should stop taking in Syrian refugees immediately.<\/p>\n

As of Tuesday, more than 21,000 refugees had arrived in Canada, according to the government\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

In two previous polls by the institute opposition to the plan sat above 50 per cent, while support hovered near 40 per cent.<\/p>\n

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‘A big driver of that opposition was concern and anxiety around the timelines,’ Shachi Kurl, executive director of the Angus Reid Institute said. The government originally committed to meet their target of 25,000 Syrian refugees by the end of 2015, but later backtracked. Extending the deadline to March 1 has taken the temperature down, Kurl said.”<\/p>\n

Eventually, a narrow majority of Canadians seemed to approve the previous goal\u00a0in December\u00a0but it is clear a solid majority is opposed to any more Syrians. Numbers pouring out of Turkey into hapless, overwhelmed Greece in January — the coldest and least inviting month of the year for invaders is four times the numbers from last year.<\/p>\n

If public opinion means anything, Canadians don’t want any more Syrians.<\/p>\n

Paul Fromm<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Director<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

CANADA FIRST IMMIGRATION REFORM COMMITTEE<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Kelly Hobson<\/span><\/a> | February 19, 2016 8:23 AM ET
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\"Justin<\/span><\/p>\n
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Nathan Denette \/ The Canadian PressJustin Trudeau, centre, before the arrival of the first government-sponsored Syrian refugees at Pearson International airport in Toronto on Dec. 10, 2015.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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