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.
The Globe and Mail – Young Immigrants not Comforted by Trump’s “Rest Easy” Comments
Young immigrants protected by executive action from deportation say they won’t “rest easy,” even if President Donald Trump says they should. Several “dreamers” told The Associated Press on Friday that they were not comforted by Trump’s pledge, in an AP interview, that he wouldn’t target the 800,000 people brought to the U.S. as children and living in the country illegally under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.
CBC – Hundreds of Syrian Refugees in Canada Stuck with Erroneous Names
Hundreds of Syrian families who fled to Canada with little or no documentation are upset with the versions of their names that wound up on Canadian immigration papers. […] The names on their Canadian identity documents are often not quite the names these refugees prefer, adding to the stress of adapting to a new country. Some members of the same family have even been stuck with slightly different last names, the result of hastily processed forms, no documentation from their home country and the difficulties of transliterating Arabic names using a Roman alphabet.
CBC – Handful of Syrian Refugees Paid Sponsors to Come to Canada, Evaluation Reveals
A handful of Syrian refugees paid their sponsors to come to Canada, a government study published Friday reveals. The Immigration Department evaluation of the Liberals’ landmark refugee program surveyed 581 of the 8,918 privately sponsored Syrian refugees who arrived between November 2015 and March 2016. Just over 26,000 Syrians were resettled in Canada during that time. Of those surveyed, 23 said they paid someone to complete their sponsorship application, or to provide for their own support while in Canada, with some suggesting they were asked to pay.
Stratford Beacon-Herald – Multicultural Association Scrambles to Provide Support for Mexican-Americans Arriving in Stratford
In the midst of the federal government’s efforts to resettle Syrian refugees, a new kind of refugee claimant has begun arriving on Canada’s doorstep. According to Geza Wordofa, the founder of the Multicultural Association of Huron-Perth, over the past month, four Mexican families – all of whom had previously been living and working in the United States — travelled to Stratford looking for work and a safe place to live without the constant threat of deportation hanging over their heads.
The Guardian – Refugees will be Hardest Hit by Changes to Australia’s Citizenship Test, Experts Say
Refugees would be hit hardest by changes to Australia’s citizenship test, the refugee council says, with people deterred from applying for citizenship or potentially failing the test under new English language requirements. The Refugee Council of Australia argues older refugees, and those who’ve arrived from conflict zones with disrupted educations, would find the strengthened English requirement hardest.
Radio-Canada – Discrimination à l’embauche des immigrants et des gens différents : le gouvernement teste le recrutement anonyme
Le gouvernement fédéral canadien veut découvrir si le fait de cacher les noms des personnes postulant pour des emplois dans la fonction publique améliorera ses pratiques d’embauche et favorisera la diversité et l’inclusion. La nouvelle pratique consistera à retirer des formulaires de demande d’emploi les noms et autres informations permettant l’identification des […].
