Most are tourists but some are international students, temporary workers, entertainers or business people. Unfortunately that is not a perspective which many Canadians share. That's why an immigration policy is worthless without the ability to enforce removals or deny entry to a country's sovereign territory. The United Nation's High Commission for Refugees readily acknowledges this fact. I am honestly puzzled by the logic of this argument.
Police officers are responsible for enforcing highway traffic regulations.
Of course not. And it doesn't mean that the police cannot protect the vulnerable of our society and promote the good of society. Of course not. The fact remains that traffic laws are important, and it is important that they be enforced. It is surely just as important to maintain the integrity of our borders and to enforce Canada's Immigration Act in the most effective way possible in order that we have respect for a first class immigration program.