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.
Dozens of people rallied in Saskatoon Thursday to protest changes to the province’s immigrant nominee program made earlier this year. The group – called Coalition for a Fair SINP (Saskatchewan immigrant nominee program) – waved Canadian flags and held placards in front of City Hall calling the changes to the program “unfair,” “unjust,” and a “betrayal of trust” before marching downtown. […]On May 1, the Saskatchewan Party government announced changes to the family-class stream of the program that took effect immediately. Sponsors are now able to nominate only one family member’s immigration application – instead being able to nominate several at once – and the applicant must have proof of a job offer in a high-skill field in order to be considered within the family class.
Globe and Mail – Scores Missing After Refugee Boat Sinks Off Indonesia
Forty-five people were rescued, but about 100 others remained missing Thursday after a boat carrying refugees apparently sank off Indonesia in what could be the largest loss of life this year for asylum seekers from the Middle East and Asia trying to reach Australia by sea. […] Thousands of asylum seekers try to reach the remote Australian territory of Christmas Island each year on rickety, overcrowded vessels, leading to accidents at sea that have killed more than 600 people since late 2009.
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Globe and Mail – U.S. War Resister Who Fled to Canada May Appeal Deportation Ruling
An American soldier who fled to Canada after she became disillusioned with the Iraq war is weighing her legal options after a ruling that would have her deported to the United States. […] A spokeswoman for Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said the federal government does not believe the U.S. subjects its soldiers to persecution. “Military deserters from the United States are not genuine refugees under the internationally accepted meaning of the term,” said Alexis Pavlich, the minister’s press secretary, in an e-mail.
The New York Times – Ex-Senator Criticizes Republicans’ Tone on Immigration
Mel Martinez is a former United States Senator from Florida, served as chairman of the Republican Party under President George W. Bush, and is one of the highest-level Hispanic Republicans in public life. So it was striking on Wednesday morning to hear him speak starkly about his party’s problems with Latino voters after a primary season in which all the candidates stressed measures that would severely curb immigration.
Ottawa Citizen – PQ Wants Immigrants Who Already Speak French
The Parti Québécois would change immigration criteria to favour people who already use French as their main language and draw up a plan to keep young families on the island of Montreal, Rosemont candidate Jean-François Lisée said Wednesday. The future of the French language is at risk because of a steady decline in the number of people on the island of Montreal who use it as their main language, Lisée said.
The Province – Rampant Immigration Fraud Unlikely, Say Local Experts in the Wake of Montreal Fake Marriage Scam
While Quebec RCMP gear up to charge what’s expected to be more than 600 suspects in an alleged fake wedding scam, a Vancouver expert says immigration fraud by way of saying ‘I do’ isn’t as common as we might think. “Marriage scams … are not a super common occurrence so any sort of major policy changes would have a more adverse effect on a larger credible population than it would on those who are trying to find a loophole in an otherwise good system,” said Simon Fraser University’s Josh Labove.
