Immigration Laws: are they Fair to New Immigrants?
From Sea to Sea to Sea. This is the Canadian belief. All are welcome: from sea, to sea, to sea. Canada, to this day, is one of the most open countries towards immigration in the world (Troper). With a whopping 20.6% of its population identified as immigrants (Immigration…), Canada is known for its generosity towards Immigrants and refugees all around the world. Though Canada asks immigrants of certain qualifications (Tariq), it is nevertheless drastically easier to enter, compared to most of other western developed countries (Debra). The process of Immigration to Canada is attainable, and fair to immigrants of all status.
A common misconception of law, in general, is considering
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You might ask: “Where do all these immigrants come from, and who are they?” The answer is, everyone. All, or almost all, are welcome to Canada. Whether you are an economic class, family class, a refugee, or a temporary worker, you have the ability to apply for immigration and citizenship. Unless you have a disease that could endanger public health, have no means of financial support, or are known to be a criminal or a terrorist, you have the ability to apply for immigration to Canada. Is prohibiting a terrorist from entering your country unfair? Not in my opinion. A great number of people complain about Canada making it harder to immigrate by passing a new Act, but this is not true. Immigration and Refugee Protection Act was passed in 2002, replacing the 1976 Immigration Act (Troper), and the new Act did have more restrictions on the less wealthy, undereducated, and unskilled immigrants, but that does not make it unreasonable. Before this Act, countless number of the skilled and educated could not immigrate because their place was taken by immigrants that in many cases were not even educated. This was very frustrating. Imagine entering a contest with a few friends and working very hard to win the prize, then watching as the administrator hands the prize to a little kid who just happened to walk down the street that your contest was taking place at. These people
Immigration is a great part of this country. Immigrants came here for freedom and liberty from their oppressed and miserable country. They come here to find a “NEW” life to live and support their family. America was basically built from immigrants. How else would we have started this beautiful country? If it wasn 't for Christopher Columbus (who was an immigrant) this wouldn 't be the great country it is today.
“An immigrant who can bring with him work for twelve people is to be welcomed with open arms even in a industrial colossus like the United States - welcomed anywhere it would seem but in Canada...Not only have the refugees brought work, but they have brought new customers”, (Document, 9).
As we all know, Canada is an immigrant country. This beautify country attract more and more people who are longing for good future. In 2011, the population of foreign-born in Canada is about 6.7 million. No matter where we are from and what background we have, from the moment we land in Canada as immigrants, there are some problems we need to face to. The commonest three problems are learning a new language, adjusting to a new life-style, and finding a suitable job.
Canada has continuously served as a home to immigrants and refugees from decade to decade harbouring people from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. The first set of immigrants to settle in the country came from Britain, the United States and from other nationalities mostly including immigrants from Europe who were either desperate to escape from religious or political turmoil or were simply attracted to Canada’s economic promise. Soon after the Canadian confederation in 1867, immigrants from Irish and Chinese backgrounds who occupied most of the country were used as workers and the demand for labourers to
Immigration has grown to become a big aspect in today’s society in Canada. Most cities have welcomed immigration, although mainly portrayed in bigger cities. Immigration in Canada has come with its share of pros as well as its share of cons. The pros with the immigration in Canada starts off with the racial blending of persons in the community, giving future generations a more positive outlook towards equality for all races because they grow up in a world that, for them, hasn’t seen racial and cultural inequality. In my opinion, in a world where children aren’t aware of the cultural and racial inequalities that had been put forth in the generations before them is an enormous strength to immigration for the fact that every person has a right to life and liberty and to have those ideas implanted in the generations to come is detrimental to a working society. Cons found in immigration in Canada fall in employment. The more people immigrate to Canada, the more jobs are being filled leaving others without any. The Immigration Refugee Board is able to offer a wide
Immigration is a hot button topic today and so many people have different opinions about it, but who oversees its laws? Our government is split into three main branches, Legislative, Executive and Judicial. Every branch contributes in a different way to have a law in action. The Legislative branch, which contributes to the first step of making any law, consists of the house of representatives and the senate, which together form the United States Congress which have the supreme authority to enact legislation, the privilege to confirm or reject many presidential appointments, and massive investigative powers (“The Legislative Branch”, 2017). The Executive branch, contributes to enforcing the laws and it mainly involves the President of the United States, who also acts as head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces. The President is responsible for implementing and enforcing the laws written by Congress and, to that end, appoints the heads of the federal agencies, including the Cabinet (“The Executive Branch”, 2017). The Judicial branch, puts the final touches on the law and polishes it. It consists of the United States Supreme Court and lower federal courts. The Supreme Court's primary function is to hear cases that challenge the constitutionality of legislation or require interpretation of that legislation ("The Judicial Branch", 2017). Immigration laws are made within the Legislative branch, carried out by the Executive branch, and evaluated by the Judicial
We learned some of the temporary and permanent ways people come to Canada such as: studying in Canada for two years as well as having one year of work experience, being sponsored by Family or work, and having a visa (Student and visitor). As well as that all sounds sadly things are not always so easy for an immigrant or refugee. Normally they work in jobs where the labour is intense and the pay minimal, get disrespected by their community and have a lack of resources available to them due to the fact that they might not be able to speak English fluently if at all. Some who were doctors in their home country would find it near impossible to get the same profession again in Canada. Even with the hardships, they continue on to make a better life for
The Canadian government portrays the country as a land of new beginnings, where people go to start a better life for themselves and their families. With much to offer to newcomers, including the promises of safety, security and healthcare, the vast selection of jobs and education, and an overall high quality of living, many immigrants have chosen and will continue to choose Canada as their new home country. Canadian officials take pride in accepting and embracing multiculturalism - as Canada is often referred to as a country of cultural mosaic in contrast to the idea of the American ‘melting pot’. This image of Canada overlooks the ill-advised past actions that have taken place, much the same way as it disregards the subtle discrimination that
Canada’s immigration policy has got fairer from the middle of the century on to the end of the century. At the start of the century, Canada’s immigration policy, Canada’s immigration policy wasn’t fair but as the century comes to an end, Canada’s immigration policy became entirely different. There were a lot of racism in the first half of the century but most of this racism in the immigration policy disappeared from 1967 and on. As the years go by, Canada’s immigration policy gets a lot reasonable.
Is Canada really open for ALL immigrants? In this essay it is going to talk about if Canada is open to all in the 1945-2015. In Canada, immigration policy was into effect and stayed unchanged until 1962, when Canada's universal and policy not making an unfair distinction between different categories of people. In the later years in Canada, we have made our country’s immigration policy free to everyone. In 2006, Canada made a policy that if you score 67 points or higher (out of 100), that you may qualify to immigrate to Canada as a federal skilled worker.
The United States and Canada immigration system is both complex and kind of similar to one another. The United States is a huge immigration destination for a lot of legal and illegal immigrants. The US has been a huge immigration location for a large amount of time now. Canada is not far behind the United States when it comes down to immigration although the US has more. The US legal immigrants have a green card to be a United States citizen and have the rights as a United States citizen. In the United States immigrants help benefit major business by the great labor they put in. The United States immigrants are very diverse with the Asians being the most. There is a lot of illegal immigrants as well as legal and that is why some of the US citizen say “the broken border”.
Throughout many years, people from various countries throughout the world have immigrated to other countries for their own life necessities. Some countries provide a minimize of the things people need, so they come to the conclusion that finding another home with better options might be better for their lives. The United States having the most immigrants with 44 million, and Ukraine having the most emigrants with 6.6 million for different reasons. Many people go through tough phases during their existence in their own countries, wanting to live a better life with, and for their family members. The number of immigrants that come to Canada in a year is 250 000. But why is it that people immigrant to Canada? Canada provides 3 major
Canada may not be a good place for immigrants because the government is extractive. The take of the land from Indigenous people is ongoing. Many indigenous girls are murdered around Canada and the government does not do anything to stop that. Canada is committed to free trade, multiculturalism on paper, but these policies do not apply in real-life. Even today, the government is still extracting land “the crime of indigenous girl should only have been a crime with no social implications”. Are those girls murdered because they are part of the minority or just a regular crime of people? There is no possible reconciliation between indigenous people and the government. In 2002, a female indigenous had to fast for 6 weeks to have the attention of
There are various issues that revolve around Canadian politics. These issues can include various subjects, such as economics, multiculturalism, health care, immigration, and foreign policy. An important issue in Canada that is discussed in this essay is Canada’s constant changes to its immigration policy in order to improve its economic goals and the labour market. These issues are changing by different policies that the Canadian government are putting into place, which creates a more strict system in choosing who can immigrate into the country. Three articles that thoroughly analyze Canada’s immigration policy in order to implement these changes are the following. The first article is named: “New Directions in Immigration Policy: Canada’s
Social strife is the absence of good living conditions and equal opportunities. A migrant from one land can be subjected to move because he or she sees an opportunity that is not currently present in their current country. As said by Stavlin, “Aging populations and low fertility rates in industrialized countries have resulted in a decline in "replacement workers" entering the workforce, while also creating greater demand for service-sector jobs and low-skill employment” (Stavlin). As an outcome a man or woman of the household might feel the parental obligation of providing his or her family with a greater chance of success, this leads to a dilemma for him or her because now one must leave their current status and live a behind and find a way