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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.
A deal between Turkey and the European Union stemmed the flow of migrants who used to come ashore here by the hundreds every day — or died trying to make the crossing from Turkey in flimsy boats. One year later, that agreement appears at risk amid deteriorating EU-Turkish relations, raising fears that Lesbos once again will become the scene of a humanitarian catastrophe.
After a week of confusion, U.S. border officials are once again granting professional work visas to specialized Canadian nurses working at American hospitals. Nurses and hospitals have been in a frenzy in the past week as visa applications for advanced practice nurses and advanced clinical nurse practitioners working in Detroit hospitals were denied.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/canadian-nurses-us-border-work-visa-1.4030179
Speaking to Radio Canada International in an exclusive interview on the sidelines of the 19th National Metropolis Conference on Friday, Hussen reacted to a recent poll commissioned by Radio-Canada. […] 74 per cent of respondents said they would either be “very” or “somewhat” in favour of screening immigrants with a test on Canadian values, as suggested by Conservative Party leadership candidate Kellie Leitch.
Some B.C. tech companies hope to take advantage of the cloud of fear over possible changes to U.S. visas for skilled foreign workers as they await Canada’s new streamlined process for permits to come into effect. The virtual world is bracing for a dose of cold reality as the U.S. moves to tighten policies for H1-B visas, which allow highly skilled workers to live and be employed in high tech hubs like California’s Silicon Valley and Bellevue in Washington state.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-tech-travel-ban-1.4029005
La nouvelle politique d’immigration de Donald Trump continue d’avoir des répercussions. Dernière en date : des infirmières canadiennes de Windsor qui travaillent dans des hôpitaux au Michigan ne peuvent plus traverser la frontière en raison des changements apportés à leur visa de travail. Cela a été tout un choc pour des infirmières canadiennes qui travaillent au Michigan.
Plus d’un an après leur arrivée au Canada, bon nombre de réfugiés syriens éprouvent des problèmes d’intégration, selon des données gouvernementales et des chercheurs ayant étudié le sujet. Comparativement aux réfugiés parrainés par le gouvernement, les nouveaux arrivants parrainés par le privé semblent mieux s’intégrer à court terme, au chapitre de l’apprentissage de la langue […].
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1022805/arrivee-refugies-syriens-integreration