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Who Get's In Documentary

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The documentary Who Get’s In? examines the immigration policies and priorities of the Canadian government, said to represent the economic needs and values of the Canadian people. The film documents the experiences of migrants from asian and african countries and the barriers particular groups of migrants face.

The film begins with loud voices of a foreign language, images of a crowded refugee camp in Hong Kong, and a caged young girl. A man struggles to articulate his age in English. A woman rejects his application. The camera lingers on his disappointment. The voice of the documentary begins its commentary on the number of displaced people in the world and asks “What does it take to come to Canada?” The voice is not critical but puts the question and the information to the viewer for their own criticisms to be drawn.

The film then introduces the avenues for people, refugees or otherwise, to make an application for immigration to Canada. Scenes at an airport demonstrate the humiliation of political refugees who claim asylum upon arriving in Canada, immediately having to explain their illegitimate documents and the threat to their lives in their home country. They’re ushered to another room to be photographed with a number.

An immigration officer interviewed is emphatic that Canada must be in charge …show more content…

The film suggests this concern is relevant only in african countries however, as some 10,000 people from Hong Kong are selected each year to immigrate to Toronto, alone. Here Canada is portrayed as fiscally opportunistic. Much of the language used by the immigration officers in the film was consistent with the folk definition of immigration, burdensome and

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