CNEWS: Dozens of Yanks seek refuge here

A reader commenting on the CANOE site said Americans shouldn't be offered refugee status because their government doesn't torture or harass their population.

Well, first of all, I think it's offensively discriminatory to not offer Americans refugee status, and secondly, the government does harass and torture their and other people. There are many people being held by the US government without charges or legal representation, and there are reports that these people are being treated inhumanely.