We are talking about supporting immigrants, and I would like to give you an example of something happening back home in my riding. There's a physician who has been living in our community for the past few years. His family comes from an African country. He has settled among us and has a good reputation. He would like his mother-in-law to see her grandchildren—and this might be the only opportunity for her to do so—and the place where his family has settled, but Citizenship and Immigration Canada refuses.
Is this normal? The woman is 85-years-old; how likely is it that she would remain here? In such a case, can we say that we support immigrants?
I would be ready to sponsor her coming here and ensuring that she returns home. We have to consider the human side of such a situation. An immigrant should not be allowed to come here and then be told that he cannot see his family. I believe this is completely inhuman. I have been working on this case for almost a year and I am trying to help the grandmother see her grandchildren.