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CSIS warned immigration posed security risks in secret 1988 memo

Canada’s spy agency warned nearly four decades ago that rising immigration levels could undermine national security, according to a newly released CSIS memo that flagged the immigration stream itself as a growing source of threats.

Blacklock’s Reporter says the six-page, heavily censored 1988 document, obtained through Access to Information, concluded that immigration flows from politically unstable regions were likely to generate security risks for Canada.

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