Does it really make all that much difference if the person is a queue jumper or one willing to patiently play the immigration game for decades. Personally I find it repugnant the way Canada steals talent from third world nations. A poor nation like Thailand or Ghana spends millions educating a doctor, then Canada steals them away. We should take a cross section of all economic strata, not scoop the cream from countries who can least afford it. There are reputed eleven more coming.
Racists paint an image of a tsumami of yellow flesh swamping Canada.
Let us put this in perspective. So far there have been a total about 500 boat people arrive. Five of them have disappeared. The rest of them are awaiting a hearing. One estimate is that only 10 of them will be allowed into Canada as legitimate refugees.