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.
New York Times – Judge Dismisses Arizona Suit On Immigration Enforcement
A lawsuit by Gov. Jan Brewer that accused the Obama administration of failing to enforce immigration laws or maintain control of her state’s border with Mexico was dismissed Friday by a federal judge. In her ruling, Judge Susan Bolton of United States District Court in Phoenix said the governor’s claim that Washington had failed to protect Arizona from an “invasion” of illegal immigrants was a political question that was not appropriate for the court to decide.
Windsor Star – Do Immigrants Make Better Entrepreneurs?
Toronto entrepreneur Haroon Mirza is a self-made millionaire at the age of just 29. Mirza and his two partners, who sold their software company to Intel last year, credit hard work and timely advice for their success. But Mirza also gives part of the credit to the fact he is an immigrant. He came here at 13 with his family, who are originally from Pakistan but also lived in Saudi Arabia and England. “When your family made sacrifices to be here, you’re going to be extremely motivated to be successful,” he explains. “When I was young, I didn’t know what I wanted or how I would achieve it, but I knew that I would pursue whatever vision with an extreme intensity.”
CBC – Cut Immigration Applications To Fix Backlog, Kenney Says
Canada needs to accept fewer applications from people wanting to live here, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says, and he’s eyeing the family class for cuts. Canada is facing too big a backlog and, despite accepting 254,000 applications every year, there are one million people who are waiting to hear whether they can move to Canada, the citizenship and immigration minister said Thursday. Canada gets about 420,000 applications every year and refuses about 10 per cent of those.
Immigrants to Canada who continued to struggle to speak English or French after four years tended to report poorer health, but gaining language proficiency seemed to help, a new report suggests. Statistics Canada released its report on official language proficiency and self-reported health among immigrants on Wednesday. The report was based on a survey of about 21,000 immigrants who settled in the country in 2000 and 2001 who were tracked until 48 months after arrival.
Parks Canada – Harper Government Presents Cultural Access Pass
The Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism, on behalf of the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Environment Minister and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, today announced Parks Canada’s participation in the Cultural Access Pass program for new Canadian citizens in partnership with the Institute for Canadian Citizenship and Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
Canadian Immigrant – Immigrants To Be “Human Books” For Library Members
The Toronto Public Library members will have a chance to read “human books” during an event at the library’s Thorncliffe branch in East York on Oct. 22. The event by Thorncliffe Neighbourhood Office, the Library Settlement Partnership and the Toronto Public Library is scheduled to take place 12-4 p.m. Most human books are immigrants from all walks of life who will be there to share their experiences in Canada in one-on-one conversations with members who have signed up.
