Canadian Immigration Scam

(Ottawa, Canada) According to this report, Immigration Canada has been charging $4,000 to $25,000 from Arabs and Muslims to obtain permanent residency status. Implicated among others in the scam is Diane Serre, 34, Immigration Operations Manager in Ottawa. The charge is considered serious since there are people who obtained residency illegally, however, no evidence has surfaced that anyone is a security threat.

Of course, there's also no assurance that there is not a security threat. Riad Saloojee, a spokesman for the Council on American-Islamic Relations Canada, said the situation will only increase Arabs' feelings of persecution.

One has to wonder why someone would immigrate to a country where they felt persecuted. Maybe they don't mind being persecuted because they have a much larger purpose.