Trudeau says "push back" needed against international students using asylum for Canadian citizenship

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed concerns about international students using the asylum path for Canadian permanent residency or citizenship. "We need to properly be able to identify who needs most help, who is there as a true asylum seeker and other people using the asylum path as a shortcut to gain Canadian permanent residency or citizenship is something that we need to continue to push back against," Trudeau said. He added "A lot of international students being exploited in Canada instead of getting the education and the opportunities that they came to our country for. So making sure that the system is rigorous, continues to be a significant priority for us." For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews

Trudeau says "push back" needed against international students using asylum for Canadian citizenship
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On Tuesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressed concerns about international students using the asylum path for Canadian permanent residency or citizenship.

"We need to properly be able to identify who needs most help, who is there as a true asylum seeker and other people using the asylum path as a shortcut to gain Canadian permanent residency or citizenship is something that we need to continue to push back against," Trudeau said.

He added "A lot of international students being exploited in Canada instead of getting the education and the opportunities that they came to our country for. So making sure that the system is rigorous, continues to be a significant priority for us."

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