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When it comes to so-called sanctuary immigration policies, Ontario needs a wake-up call.

The New Democrats want to make the entire province a “sanctuary” — where immigration and national security laws don’t apply. This means the province will dole out social services regardless of a person’s immigration status.

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Neither the Liberals nor the PCs have objected, but they should.

The NDP is borrowing the plan from the U.S. and will specifically copy a California state law that blocks federal immigration laws.

It’s hard to imagine why Canada — a country with strong laws and a functioning, albeit overwhelmed, immigration system — would borrow policies from a country with a disastrous record and dysfunctional system.

That would be like copying Greece’s financial model or borrowing our national security policy from Syria.

The U.S. immigration system is broken; millions of people have crossed the border illegally and live in the shadows.