Why Canada accepts most refugee claims from Turkey and Iran

CBC News has learned that as Canada's acceptance rate of refugee claims ballooned in the last five years, people from Iran and Turkey had the highest acceptance rate at more than 95 per cent. Immigration lawyers say the high acceptance is partly because people are fleeing their government and also because of a two-tiered refugee claims system, which means people from these countries don't get scrutinized as much.
This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it. www.cbc.ca/new...
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