Reinstating Visas for Mexican Travellers to Save Taxpayers $660 Million per Year: Document

Reinstating visas for air passengers from Mexico will save Canadian taxpayers around $660 million a year, as the money would have been spent investigating whether refugee claimants were legitimate, according to the Department of Immigration. “Total benefits are estimated at $6.6 billion” over 10 years, the department wrote in a regulatory impact analysis statement, which was first covered by Blacklock’s Reporter. “Reduced asylum claims cost savings as well as a reduction of primary inspection line activities at Canadian ports of entry and inland enforcement savings” accounted for the figure, it said. The document added that despite “extensive efforts” by Canada and Mexico to address the situation, they had been unable to reduce the rise in unfounded asylum claims....