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.
Reuters Canada – EU Agrees Funding for Turkey to Curb Migrant Flows After Italy Drops Objection
European Union countries on Wednesday approved a 3 billion euro ($3.32 billion) fund for Turkey to improve living conditions for refugees there in exchange for Ankara ensuring fewer of them migrate on to Europe. The EU is counting on the deal to lower the number of asylum seekers arriving in Europe after over a million streamed onto the continent in 2015, mainly by sea from Turkey, with figures indicating little sign of the flow ebbing so far this year.
The Guardian – Postcards from the Calais Jungle: “I Wish People Could See How Human We Are”
The dispatches we usually read from the refugee shanty towns in and around Calais are almost always written by outsiders. Whether they’re labelled “a bunch of migrants” by their critics, or portrayed as helpless victims by their supporters, the refugees are framed through the words and pictures of other people. A new project, initiated by French photographer Séverine Sajous, aims to give narrative agency back to the refugees themselves – by handing them the pens and cameras normally reserved for journalists. The result is a different kind of dispatch: Jungleye, a set of postcards photographed by the residents of the camps. The series shows us the shanty towns through the eyes of the people whom we’re used to looking at and judging – but rarely hearing from.
The Globe and Mail – Sweden Under Pressure to Vet Age of Young Refugees with Medical Tests
Under huge strain from an influx of unaccompanied children seeking asylum, the Swedish government faces political pressure to undertake medical tests like X-rays to vet the age of young refugees despite opposition from doctors and lawyers. The controversy reflects tensions over surging immigration into the Nordic country of 10 million after a public backlash that saw controls reimposed on the border with Denmark, from which most migrants have entered Sweden.
Toronto Star – New Refugee Program Aims to Bring More Syrian Refugees to Canada
Research has shown that refugees with private sponsors generally get jobs and come off social assistance faster than those who come through the government-assisted program. New data obtained by The Canadian Press gives some insight as to why: a preliminary review of government-assisted Syrian refugees who’ve landed in Canada since November show they have lower education levels and job skills and the vast majority speak neither English nor French when compared to those with private sponsors.
Radio-Canada – Santé des réfugiés : les agences d’établissement déplorent un manque de ressources
Les provinces de l’Ouest comptent sur les agences d’établissement pour répondre aux besoins de santé des milliers de réfugiés syriens qui s’installent au Canada, mais certaines sont débordées et manquent de ressources pour faire ce travail. En l’absence d’une stratégie nationale, les provinces gèrent les problèmes de santé de cette population.
Le Figaro – Migrants : l’UE met la pression sur la Grèce
La Commission menace le pays d’isolement, s’il ne parvient pas à mieux contrôler ses frontières. Faute d’obtenir l’aide attendue des Turcs pour contrôler l’exode des réfugiés, les Européens tordent le bras des Grecs: la commission Juncker a demandé hier à Athènes d’intensifier ses patrouilles maritimes en mer Égée et d’identifier systématiquement […].
