Child Rights Group Urges Immigration Minister to Halt
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The Honourable Diane Finley
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Dear Minister,
I am writing to urge you to stop the deportation of Daniel, Veronica, Santiago and Aaron Carnales of Brampton, Ontario by granting them an exception on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Aaron Carnales, age 4, was born in Canada and has Down syndrome. Aaron is a Canadian citizen, but his two parents and older brother are not. Their application for refugee status and their application for an exemption on humanitarian and compassionate grounds have both been turned down. They now face removal to Uruguay.
At present, Aaron benefits from a spectrum of community services that are helping him to develop and reach his full potential. If the Carnales family is deported to Uruguay, Aaron will lose access to these services. Although some social services are available in Uruguay, they are not comparable to what Aaron receives in Canada. A child who is a Canadian citizen should not have to settle for anything less than the best that Canada has to offer.
The Carnales family is hard-working, self-sufficient, and well established in their community. They have a mortgage and a house in Brampton, Ontario. They pay their taxes. Daniel Carnales works in a skilled job. Eleven-year-old Santiago Carnales is in grade 6, and has had all of his schooling so far in the Canadian public school system. The Carnales family poses no threat or burden to Canada. This family deserves Canadas compassion.
Please give meaning to the words humanitarian and compassionate and grant an exemption to the Carnales family.
Sincerely,
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
365 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1L1
Dear Minister,
I am writing to urge you to stop the deportation of Daniel, Veronica, Santiago and Aaron Carnales of Brampton, Ontario by granting them an exception on humanitarian and compassionate grounds. Aaron Carnales, age 4, was born in Canada and has Down syndrome. Aaron is a Canadian citizen, but his two parents and older brother are not. Their application for refugee status and their application for an exemption on humanitarian and compassionate grounds have both been turned down. They now face removal to Uruguay.
At present, Aaron benefits from a spectrum of community services that are helping him to develop and reach his full potential. If the Carnales family is deported to Uruguay, Aaron will lose access to these services. Although some social services are available in Uruguay, they are not comparable to what Aaron receives in Canada. A child who is a Canadian citizen should not have to settle for anything less than the best that Canada has to offer.
The Carnales family is hard-working, self-sufficient, and well established in their community. They have a mortgage and a house in Brampton, Ontario. They pay their taxes. Daniel Carnales works in a skilled job. Eleven-year-old Santiago Carnales is in grade 6, and has had all of his schooling so far in the Canadian public school system. The Carnales family poses no threat or burden to Canada. This family deserves Canadas compassion.
Please give meaning to the words humanitarian and compassionate and grant an exemption to the Carnales family.
Sincerely,
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Karen Jensen
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I want to say that this family should stay in Canada and let their kids have a future here. Thanks
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Monica L
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I am NOT signing this in support of the Carnales....I simply want to say, kudos to my Government for not budging. This is a great country and in order for it to remain a great country, we need to protect and respect its laws. I personally know this family
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Maria Zhang
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to the person that wrote that the Carnales family had planned to have another baby so they could try to stay in Canada, please do not say anything else, you are so mistaken, how can they plan having a baby with Down Sindrome????? its hard to understand wh
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Sergio Dac
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don't seperate this family it the worst thing you can do when you seperate a family so please let them stay
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As an administrative assistant in a speech & language clinic I am blessed to see what a difference our support makes in the lives of these wonderful children and in the lives of the community that cares for them. This is a truly rare opportunity for a
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I know some of the background of this family and they came to Canada under false pretense to gain entry. Knowing they may be deported, they planned to have a child here so they could use it as leverage to try to stay. Similarly, two other members of their
26 December 2015
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