In June 2007, the Fraser Institute held a conference in Toronto, Ontario, titled, “Immigration Policy, Border Controls, and the Terrorist Threat in Canada and the United States.” The chapters in this volume, which arose from this conference, raise fundamental questions about weaknesses in Canada’s current immigration policies and procedures.

Are there adequate measures in place to ensure reasonable levels of security with respect to the large inflows of immigrants and refugee claimants into Canada? Is the American perception of insufficient security checks and controls in the Canadian system a serious concern? Has the Canadian political system failed to establish an appropriate balance between national security interests and the politics of immigration and ethnic vote-shopping? Is the combination of large-scale immigration, limited integration of many newcomers, and the radicalization of individuals being sufficiently addressed in today’s public policy?

The contributors to this volume identify serious threats and weaknesses in the immigration, asylum, and border regimes from both Canadian and American perspectives. The authors are not opposed to effectively managed immigration or allowing genuine refugees who pose no security threat to enter the country through a well-vetted system.

All believe that the vast majority of immigrants pose no danger, but are simply seeking to improve their freedom and prosperity. Nevertheless, given the stakes raised by terrorist attacks, the entry of even a small number of potentially dangerous individuals should warrant major attention and policy review.

 In the final chapter, the editors review the main flaws and weaknesses in Canada’s immigration and asylum systems and outline a broad agenda for how to fix the main weaknesses in Canada’s policies.

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CONTENTS
Mass Immigration and the Growing Threat of Terrorism
1 Truths and Myths about Immigration 3
Daniel Stoffman
2 Immigration and Muslim Extremists in
the Post-9/11 World 21
Salim Mansur
3 Mass Immigration Defeats Homeland Security 37
Mark Krikorian
Troubled Immigration and Refugee Systems
4 Canada’s Broken Refugee Policy System 53
Stephen Gallagher
5 Security Threats in Immigration and
Refugee Policies 75
James Bissett
6 Security Threats on America’s Borders 95
Glynn Custred
Balancing Liberty and Security in the New Environment
7 The Need to Balance Liberty and Security 113
Jan C. Ting
8 Is Canada Losing the Balance Between Liberty and
Security? 129
David B. Harris
The Challenge of Strengthening the Canada-US Border
9 A Secure Border? The Canadian View 161
John J. Noble
10 A Smart Border? The American View 183
Christopher Rudolph
Conclusions and Recommendations
11 Making Canada’s Immigration System and
Borders More Secure 211
Alexander Moens and Martin Collacott
Publishing information 233
About the Fraser Institute and Editorial Advisory Board 234
Supporting the Fraser Institute 237

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