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.
CBC – Hungarian Voters Appear set to Deliver a Blow to EU Migrant Quotas
For months, the Hungarian government has blitzed the country’s public spaces with alarmist messages designed to whip up fears of immigrants ahead of Sunday’s referendum on the European Union’s plan to resettle refugees across the bloc. […] An 18-page booklet distributed to millions of Hungarian households warns: “If we don’t take action, in a couple of decades we won’t recognize Europe.” […] Fuelled by these anti-refugee sentiments, the government appears on track to win the referendum by an overwhelming majority. Such a victory would be touted as a national demonstration of opposition to the EU’s plan — currently proving ineffective — to ease the refugee crisis by asking each member state to resettle a certain number of people. In Hungary’s case, it would be about 1,300 of them.
Saskatoon Star Phoenix – Viewpoint: Provinces can Help Protect Temporary Foreign Workers
The provinces can do more to ensure the rights of this vulnerable group are protected. Despite rules in place to prevent abuses, many Canadians would be surprised at the challenges and precarious situations many temporary foreign workers face. There are stories of unscrupulous recruiters abroad charging inordinate fees to find temporary foreign workers a job in Canada. After arrival some employers even demand reimbursement for their travel to Canada, and overcharge for accommodation while on the job. There are some employers who may require people to work significant overtime without pay or, despite rules that say they must be paid at the median wage for their occupation, pay them less than that.
Le Figaro – Ces villages qui grondent contre la répartition des migrants de Calais
Allex, Saint-Denis-de Cabanne, Saint Brévin… Un peu partout dans le pays, des habitants protestent contre la répartition des migrants de Calais dans leurs communes et demandent à être consultés. Samedi, la justice a jugé «illégal» le référendum local proposé par le maire d’Allex dans la Drôme. Manifestations, demandes de référendum et parfois passage à l’acte violent […].
Metro News – Texas Pulls Out of Federal Refugee Resettlement Program
Gov. Greg Abbott said last week that Texas would withdraw from the federally funded refugee resettlement program unless the state’s demands for stricter refugee vetting were met. Abbott said Friday that federal authorities didn’t meet those demands, and announced Texas’ withdrawal. Kansas and New Jersey already had withdrawn.That means Texas will stop facilitating refugee services and benefits covered by federal funding, but it won’t stop refugees from coming.
Toronto Star – Gay Asylum Seeker Granted Last-Minute Reprieve from Deportation to Uganda
Yvonne Niwahereza Jele, 29, was ordered to leave Canada on Saturday, but Ottawa has now agreed to suspend her deportation for a year while border authorities assess the new risks she could face if returned to Uganda, a country where homosexuality is outlawed and punishable by life in prison. Just after her asylum was rejected in June, a news article in Uganda reported that local police were looking for Jele because she is gay. However, the Immigration and Refugee Board, the Canada Border Services Agency or the Federal Court of Canada by law could not review the new information.
CTV News – Shackles Removed from Hospitalized Woman Facing Deportation: Minister
An ailing woman who is facing deportation to England has been freed from shackles that kept her restrained in her hospital bed following the intervention of two Nova Scotia cabinet ministers, one of whom said he was appalled by her treatment. […] Cramman, who has been in the country since she was eight years old but is not a Canadian citizen, has undergone a series of surgeries after being rushed to hospital from a prison facility in Dartmouth, N.S., last month. The Canada Border Services Agency wants to deport her by Nov. 4, but her doctor told a hearing last week that she has addiction and mental health issues and shouldn’t be removed from the country while she recovers from surgery for a perforated colon.
