Al Quaida terrorists came here through Canada and Student Visas?
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The obvious and easy way (through the poorly guarded southern border) is not used by most Muslim terrorists because it is TOO obvious. You dont use the easy way because your enemy will know its the easy way.\n\nBest way to fight these scum is to be vigilant everywhere. Not just the Canadian border or at the airports, seaports or at the Mexican border... be vigilant at ALL OF THEM
809877
Not only is it a possibility it is very likely. The US employees Intelligence Tatics (CIA, and secret military units) overseas. These units live in the country as nationals, speak the language, have a job and so on. They are there in case they ever needed and would be the preemptive strike in the event of war with that country. This is fact that these units are there, not conspiracy theory.\nWould not be easier in the US for people of another country to do the same thing? I mean in American we preach diversity, we teach foreign child in their own language at our tax payers expense. We embrace multi-culturism and acceptance. Would it not be easy for a Muslim terrorist group to form within a government protected Muslim church? \nI am not saying that all Muslims are terrorist, but with our acceptance of diverse cultures and the lack of assimilation that is desired by many Americans, the extreme Muslims who are terrorist could come to American and fit in quite nicely.
51582
Looks like trouble, my high school coach went on a fishing trip to Canada with a group on a bus and one of the guys had a record and they got stuck at the border until they got it straightened out. I believe you are persona non-gratis (stay out)...Sorry, better here than the border, but check with the Canadian Consulate, maybe you can get a wavier if your crime wasn't that bad. Good luck, you can fly or boat to Alaska too, avoiding Canada.
276379
No that's not truth.\nThe government is giving priority to national students, while foreigners are allowed in schools but visas are not given unless their parents are legallized or if they borned there, but that involves students into legal acts.
349151
You have a point.  The recent arguments about immigration have focused on the border with Mexico.  But immigration can come overland from Canada, as well.  Which means whatever security we really need at airports to prevent terrorists, we also realistically need at every part of every border.  Such a thorough system of electronic search and so on is obviously impractical.  Therefore, are we kidding ourselves that the extra manpower, expense and inconvenience at the airports is serving any useful purpose?  As the questioner points out, it probably never did make much difference, anyway; the original 9/11 gang did not come in through an airport.\n\nSo how do we combat terrorism if these measures are about guaranteed to be ineffective?  It has been said repeatedly that the intelligence community (the spies, if you will) knew a great deal about Osama bit Leaden (I don't use his real name on purpose) before 9/11/2001.  They warned their bosses, including the president, who played it his way.  You gotta wonder if he didn't like the idea of an excuse to put restrictive measures on airports and the various other compromises to our freedom we have accepted under the "homeland security" rubric.  (Love the tee shirt with a picture of several old Indian warriors!)  \n\nFolks, our borders are too long, and with modern transportation, too open to everyone and anyone, for us to even try to stem the flow.  Why not say come; I lift my lamp beside the golden door.  If you come in peace, and are willing to work hard to make your way here, come.  If you do not behave well, we will send you home.
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Certantly not, Canada is an open and free society. There is large muslim population who is doing well. This is not to say that you won't find people who are prejudice but you must ignore these people and show them you are better than them. This kind of people most definetly represent a small minority.
1038825
i am very concerned since I live in Canada and there was a recent arrest made and is all over the news that these terrorists were planning to hit government buildings. I cried my eyes out on 911 when it happened to the States. It was such a disaster and senseless cruel killing by terrorists. What did the people that they killed do to them anyway? What did the intended targets in Canada do to them? These terrorists were raised and lived in Canada. We have been raised in a Peaceful/Peacekeeping country. We don't even have the death penalty here.
1169604
No they are not terrorists. They were there in the first place, so why should they be kicked out? It's just not fair, in my opinion.
845639
Go to www.canada.gc.ca\n\nFrom there on you can explore schools, colleges, education, immigration, visas etc. whatever you like.
992126
Congressman Tancredo is going to hold hearings on this, so I assume we will all hear more about it.  I think it is disturbing it was kept so secret here.  Apparently in Canada it isn't a secret at all.  They post the working group identities on their governmental web page.
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I just got a email from a friend regarding Australia. They are having some immigrant Muslim problems. The radicals are getting out of hand. The government and citizen are dealing with it. One signs said" if you don't like our language, culture and laws get the hell out". \nA few years back they had a real Chinese illegal problem ships dumping of them. They dealt with it rather fast.They cut out chain immigration better now as family unification.\n\nThat is as much as I know on this new immigration anti terrorist issue, but I think that is about as much information that one will get. Most will probably be opinion depending on their side. I have no agenda.
23345
Canada is a sovereign country and will do whatever it wants to, however if there were to be a terrorist attack in Canada, there would soon be a little more tightness on their borders
1073702
where are u immigrating from? i can help u i live in canada..what part..contact me if you would like to speak about it further.
364097
Please do not take the above comments to heart.  There is currently a lot of anti-immigration sentiment in the US, especially among political conservatives.  The media is feeding this xenophobia.\n\nMany US citizens forget that their families were all immigrants at one time.  (Except for Native Americans, of course.)\n\nThere are many ways to begin the immigration process.  If you have any family members in the US, contact them.  If you believe you may be considered a person in need of political asylum because you are being persecuted in your country, visit or write to the American consulate in your country, and tell them about your situation.  \n\nBut first, visit the website I've posted below.  It is the website of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, and will give you basic information about immigration.\n\nAlso, don't overlook Canada as a possibility for immigration.  Their immigration process is often easier.\n\nBest wishes to you, and my apologies for my fellow citizens who are being less than welcoming.  They make me ashamed.
305737
After September 11th, visas are much harder to attain. Additionally, the government is probably more cautious about granting visas to citizens of Muslim countries. Whether or not it's morally justified, that's the sad truth of the matter. Your friend probably would have an easier time coming in from a Western European country.
818414
Unfortunately it seems that a lot of these terrorists are "home grown" - i.e. born in the UK of (mainly) Muslim parents.\n\nWhile our present government has created a chaotic immigration system which means we really have no clear idea how many people are coming into this country and what they intend to do when they get here, there is also a large degree of brainwashing of young Muslims going on in the mosques and faith schools which is creating a generation of terrorists within our own society. This is not helped by the government's pathetic policy of political correctness and appeasement towards various extremist Muslim preachers and leaders who seem to be able to encourage hatred against the very society that they live in without any real fear of arrest or removal from the UK.\n\nIt seems unbelievable that we grant political asylum to some of these extremists because they state that their views mean they would be subjected to brutal arrest if they were deported back to their own countries - yet we do nothing about them here except allow them to encourage terrorists (usually while they claim welfare at the same time). Limiting immigration into this country is NOT racist, selfish or isolationist - it is COMMON SENSE... something which seems to be in very short supply in and around Downing Street.\n\nUntil the government stops these people using our systems of immigration and welfare against ourselves then the potential consequences for the UK remain dire.
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No.\n\nBut... who told you educated, succesfull doctors can't also be terrorists? Regardless of their accents?\n\nGoodluck!