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Originally Posted by canadiangirl858
I am the person in the article and I have been working very hard to get immigration to change their laws.
Yes Anna I should have hired a private investigator before he came to Canada, but I didn't. I live with the mistake I made and take full responsibility for my actions. This is why I do interviews and post on here so hopefully women won't make the same mistake. I have sent immigration all the proof, copies of the application where he lied and proof of the common law wife and children. I sent everything to them Feb/08 and I'm still waiting for them to do something. All I am asking is for them to interview him and come to their own decision about how he lied and misrepresented himself to gain status in Canada.
Unfortunately, alot of these con artists (from all different countries) know that they can come to Canada and not even spend one day with the sponsor. They know that immigration will not do anything. They receive permanent resident status immediately,
can collect social assistance, have free medical health care and can become Canadian citizens. Canada is they only country that does not have conditions on the PR status.
Immigration needs to investigate some of these cases that are being presented to them. |
First of all, sorry for what happened to you. I hope you're moving past this fraud that happened to you since you mentioned anxiety attacks leaving the house in the your comments on the Globe & Mail website. It's great that you are telling your story and posting there and here. I hope people read it and think.
I don't really believe there is a problem with the immigration laws per se, but with the time it takes to investigate the immigration fraud and remove someone who breaks the law. I'm proud of the fact we don't have a sub-class of immigrants in Canada (on trial, on probation to a Canadian husband or wife). I would hate to new residents living under the threat of deportation with some temporary status, I think there are individuals who might use that power over someone. Traffic women into the country and pimp them.
I would say in your situation, since he misrepresented himself and lied about children in his application, a second family, and you can prove it, immigration and border services should act on it and remove him. I think that's the real problem. They are too slow to process immigration cases and slow to investigate and deport criminals. Is he on welfare or working? If on social assistance, have you been asked to repay? The other questions I have for you are: Do you think we fail to educate our citizens (daughters) about this? Were you aware of immigration fraud before you married this man? Thanks once again for sharing your experience.