I’m sure we’re supposed to feel sorry for Miaomiao Wang, 26, a mother of two Canadian-born girls including one two months old, who faces imminent deportation after being in Canada for six years. After all, she has a successful business that employs 19 Canadian workers, a travel agency firm and a rental car store in Markham, and owns an enormous house. She would appear to be the model citizen we’re looking for in this country.
The truth is, I do feel a little sorry for her, because a great deal of blame needs to be placed on the Canadian government. First, for letting this refugee case take six years to resolve. Second, for letting her own her own businesses, and buying a home here. I mean, shouldn’t a person be officially allowed to live here before we let them employ Canadians, buy homes, and open businesses here? Or does that make too much sense?
A failed refugee who became a successful Markham businesswoman says she might have to lay off 19 Canadian workers and shut two firms if she’s deported to her native China.
Miaomiao Wang, 26, the mom of two Canadian-born girls including one two months old, owns and operate a travel agency and a car rental firm in Markham, which she founded after arriving in Canada.
She arrived here in 2003 as a student and filed an unsuccessful refugee claim and appeal.
Wang is awaiting documents for her children so they can return with her to China.
“I am very worried for my children,” she said yesterday. “My girls won’t be able to attend school or get medical help in China.”
Wang said she spent all her time in Canada building up her businesses, which have allowed her to purchase a large home.
She’ll also be fined $200,000 in China for having children out of wedlock with her boyfriend, who has already been deported to China as well. Her children will also lose Canadian citizenship in China, a country that doesn’t allow dual-citizen status.
Even if I do agree with rejecting the refugee claim, I have some reservations about it happening six years after the fact. I don’t agree with people jumping the queue and deciding to simply set up shop in Canada, pretending there isn’t a long waiting list ahead of them to get in here. But it’s also impressive that Ms.Wang basically showed up at 20 years of age, opened a few businesses, and appears to be doing pretty well for herself without apparent need of government help.
Clearly the problems with our refugee system need to fixed, and soon. If it’s immoral to detain somebody abroad for six years before bringing them back to Canada, it should also be considered immoral to allow someone to stay here for six years only to ask them to pack up and leave when their file finally works it’s way through the bureaucracy.
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