The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
New York Times – As Trump Tightens Legal Immigration, Canada Woos Tech Firms
In April, President Trump introduced an executive order, Buy American and Hire American, which included requests to reform a visa program known as H-1B to benefit American workers. Between application and legal fees, the process of applying for one H-1B visa can cost a company up to $6,000, lawyers say, and can take months; it is also as uncertain as roulette. In contrast, Canada’s immigration agency in June started the Global Skills Strategy for high-skilled workers from abroad to get a work permit in two weeks.
CBC News – Inadmissible: Grandfather’s Immigration Bid Hindered by Past
For a decade, Faisal Arif has relentlessly pursued one goal — to bring his aging parents from Bangladesh to Ottawa, where he lives with his wife and two children. He’s still waiting, thanks to a section of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act that forbids his 65-year-old father from setting foot in Canada.
Whether that’s justified is very much a matter of perspective: while Taufiqul Arif is regarded as a hero and humanitarian in his homeland, Canada has labelled the elder Arif a security threat.
CBC News – Fort McMurray Woman Fined $10K for Helping People with Immigration Applications
A Fort McMurray woman who pleaded guilty to accepting money in exchange for helping people with their immigration applications has been fined $10,000. Charie Santos pleaded guilty to one charge under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act in September. According to an agreed statement of facts, 13 people said they paid Santos to help with applications for work permits and permanent residency papers.
Le Devoir – Immigration : le Canada s’ouvrirait aux handicapés
Le Canada devrait-il encore exercer une discrimination médicale dans le choix de ses futurs immigrants ? Un comité de députés à Ottawa estime que non et demande au gouvernement fédéral de cesser d’interdire l’accès au territoire à des gens atteints d’un handicap avec pour seul motif qu’ils représenteraient un « fardeau excessif ». Les provinces, elles, sont partagées. La Loi sur l’immigration et la protection des réfugiés interdit l’accueil d’immigrants […].
La Presse – Les traversées irrégulières à la frontière canadienne ont diminué en novembre
La décision du gouvernement américain de mettre fin à un statut de protection temporaire pour des milliers d’Haïtiens ne semble pas avoir provoqué une nouvelle arrivée massive de demandeurs d’asile à la frontière canado-américaine. Des données publiées mardi par le gouvernement fédéral indiquent que la Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC) a arrêté 1623 personnes en novembre à la frontière, alors qu’elle en avait intercepté 1890 en octobre.
Toronto Star – UN Says There Are 258 Million International Migrants Today — An Increase of 49% Since 2000
An estimated 258 million people have left their birth countries and are now living in other nations — an increase of 49 per cent since 2000, says a UN report on international migration released Monday. The report from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs said the percentage living in high-income countries rose from 9.6 per cent in 2000 to 14 per cent in 2017.
