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Dear Editor:

The publication of Doug Col-
lins’ article on Feb. 15 indicates
one of two things: either the North
Shore News has resolved to en-
courage — even pay for — the
principles of racism and bigotry,
or the Editor-In-Chief was on
holidays that day, and the article
sought its way into print without
first undergoing editorial scrutiny.
Whatever the case may be, there
are a few comments | would tike to
make.

The controversies surrounding
Canadian immigration laws, par-
ticularly the refugee regulations,
demand special attention. In a
country where a frail dollar, lack
of tertiary industry, and high
unemployment figures dominate
the economic landscape, the influx
of people who cannot readily con-
tribute to the economy only inten-
sifies an already growing problem.

While Mr. Collins’ solution to
the immigration problem may be
speedy, mass murder, or ‘‘a couple
of well-placed shots’’ in the huil of
“that Tamil boat’’ is hardly my
idea of either expedience or
humor.

Furthermore, Collins’ racial
remarks (‘‘bulbous-eyed bug-
hunters’’) and. juvenile diction
(‘‘bubble-headed blowhards’’) are
merely a glaring reflection of a
burnt-out columnist who has abso-
lutely nothing left to say.

The concerns of this issue are
simply not based on some vague
notion of cultural takeover. Doug
Collins’ bigotry is piainly another
example of the many barriers that
greatly inhibit the possibility for a
reasonable solution.

At the heart of his arguments
there lies the widespread sentiment
that the Canadian doors must be
shut to refugees. But how does
Collins expect to gain important
public support when his arguments

consist of nothing but a’

hodgepodge of unwieldy phraseol-
ogy and name-calling designed not
to compel — but repel — his
teaders?

Perhaps it is Collins, at North

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