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

Reinstating Visas for Mexican Travellers to Save Taxpayers $660 Million per Year: Document
A Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) sign is seen in Calgary, Canada, on Aug. 1, 2019. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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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.