This is not a "Canadian bureaucrat" talking, he is the mayor, an elected official. To boot, he is the decendant of immigrants from Lebanon. He is very successful and is at home in the "real world".
As for his criticism of US immigration policies, well, don't you agree with him?
I refer to it as the Bird-Feeder Problem. If you have too many birds, you don't solve the problem by putting out more food and more feeders. You put out less food and less feeders. None, if you really want to discourage the feathered mendicants.
This Canadian is following policies which encourage Mexicans to some all the way from Florida to go on the Canadian dole. That leads to the conclusion that Canadian laws are even worse than the American ones on illegal immigration. And that's what I said, and stand by.
Congressman Billybob
How about Mexico's immigration policies? That's where the problem is coming from and through. Remember, Canada, Mexico and the USA are going to be all one big happy family.