" ... Add to the mix Canada’s reputation as a welcoming place, and the result has been a steady flow of refugees entering this country on back roads and through fields. There were 4,345 illegal border crossings into Canada in the first six months of the year,."

News flash - anybody who considers this a "crisis" needs to apreciate the situation in Europe where millions ( not mere thousands ) of destitute refugees from the ME and Northern Africa cross the Mediterranean at the risk of their lives. Surely we can manage this without having a conniption. 
As for debates about legalities - welcome to the real world .......