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.
Le Journal de Montréal – Trump ferait fuir les migrants illégaux vers le Québec
De plus en plus de migrants illégaux fuient les États-Unis vers le Québec craignant les propos de Donald Trump et forçant la GRC à accroître la surveillance à la frontière, croit un expert. «Les migrants veulent quitter la situation précaire des États-Unis. Ils voient en Justin Trudeau, un premier ministre beaucoup plus ouvert.
Ministre de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion – La ministre Kathleen Weil et le député Ghislain Bolduc discutent des défis de recrutement et de rétention de la main-d’œuvre en région
La ministre de l’Immigration, de la Diversité et de l’Inclusion, Mme Kathleen Weil, accompagnée du député de Mégantic, M. Ghislain Bolduc, a profité de son passage à Lac-Mégantic pour rencontrer des intervenants socio-économiques locaux afin de discuter des défis que représentent le recrutement et la rétention de la main-d’œuvre en région.
The New York Times – America’s Duty to Take in Refugees
Recently, the Obama administration took a small step forward, raising the number of refugees the country will let in to 110,000 for the next fiscal year. The next step is for Congress to allocate resources for resettlement — something it has always done, in a bipartisan fashion, since the refugee crisis after World War II. Unfortunately, this time, a vocal minority in Congress, the states and the public are arguing that we should respond to this humanitarian crisis by pulling up the welcome mat, even for families fleeing the civil war in Syria and the brutality of the Islamic State.
CTV News – Monsef Case Unlikely to be Reviewed, Immigration Lawyer Says
After Canada’s minister of democratic institutions confirmed Thursday that she was actually born in Iran and not Afghanistan, an immigration lawyer says stories such as that of Maryam Monsef are “extremely common” and says a review is unlikely. […] Immigration lawyer, Lorne Waldman, told CTV’s Your Morning on Friday that Monsef’s case is “extremely common” among refugees moving to Canada. […] “It happens for different reasons,” he said. “It happens because parents are trying to protect their children. It happens because parents are desperate and they’re given bad advice and they misrepresent facts on applications in order to bring their families to safety.”
The Globe and Mail – Canadians’ Views at Odds with Liberal Immigration Plans, Government Poll Shows
The federal government’s own internal polling contradicts the Immigration Minister’s claim that Canadians are clamouring for increased immigration. John McCallum told reporters last week that “almost all” of the Canadians he met with during consultations this summer told him to boost Canada’s immigration targets. However internal polling conducted by Mr. McCallum’s department found Canadians are just fine with the current targets, even though most people had no idea how many immigrants currently come to Canada each year.
Le Devoir – Québec exclut la gratuité scolaire pour les enfants sans-papiers
La question de l’accès à l’école gratuite pour les enfants non résidents ou sans statut passe à la trappe. Car contrairement à l’ancien projet de loi 86, le nouveau projet de loi visant à modifier la Loi sur l’instruction publique, qui s’ouvrait mercredi aux consultations particulières, n’en fait plus du tout mention.
