Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes. I've been involved in the organization since 2000, and we've seen three deportation cases that we walked through the system. If they go through the black letter of the law, then they will take the side that this individual violated the law and therefore they need to be depor

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The pressure lies on these women, for example, who come here and have families in the Philippines that depend on them--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, they are here already, and they're working illegally. They need to be constantly working because they are supporting families in the Philippines. Sometimes that's why they choose to work illegally. It's because they need income coming in.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  They sometimes have to pay agencies to come into this country. They owe so much money and they need to pay back that money, so they have to be working constantly for that reason as well. Those are the kinds of pressures.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Hi. This is my first time as a witness in a standing committee. I wasn't clear that our introduction needed to be extensive. If you need more information on our organization--

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I wasn't clear on how extensive....

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The Philippine Migrant Society of Canada, or Pilipinong Migrante Sa Canada, has more than 100 women who are under the live-in caregiver program. Our objectives are to organize and mobilize overseas Filipinos on issues faced by Filipino migrants and the Filipino people; launch edu

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Good morning. Thank you for having us. My name is Aimée Beboso. I'm a board member of the Philippine Migrants Society of Canada, a grassroots organization here in Ottawa. We're a member of Migrante Ontario. We represent migrant workers. A majority of our membership are live-i