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.
Advisory Panel Urges More Clarity Over Migrant Terminology
The tone of public discussion about the arrival of hundreds of Tamil migrants by sea last year was “regrettable,” a federal advisory panel quietly told the government.The uproar prompted members of the Cross-Cultural Roundtable on Security to recommend Ottawa clarify for Canadians the differences between immigrants and asylum-seekers, newly obtained documents show. Roundtable members want Canadians to realize that not everybody who shows up “is necessarily illegal or a queue-jumper,” said Leo Adler, a member since the body’s inception six years ago.
Every month, Mohamud Osman sends a few hundred dollars to his uncle and his grandmother in Somalia. The money keeps his family from starving in that chaotic and drought-stricken country, now suffering the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Millions of people in East Africa are at risk of dying from famine or disease. […] Osman is among many local immigrants from Somalia who are feeling grief and pain at the plight of their birth country, already damaged by two decades of civil war and now suffering a catastrophic two-year-long drought.
One of China’s most wanted men has been ordered released while the Federal Court in Vancouver determines whether he’ll be deported. Lai Changxing has spent 11 years fighting extradition to China, where he’s accused of orchestrating a vast smuggling ring that cheated the government out of billions of dollars in duties on imported goods and bribed officials to look the other way. An Immigration and Refugee Board adjudicator has ordered Lai released from custody until that court hearing, concluding Lai is not a flight risk.
London’s Muslim community has been awarded $200,000 to continue its pioneering work to deal with family violence in immigrant and refugee communities. Attorney General Chris Bentley announced the funding Monday, $80,000 of which comes from his ministry’s victims’ justice fund and $120,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. “The Muslim community has shown leadership,” Bentley said of the funding, which will cover expenses for the next two years of the Safe Integration Project.
International Migration: Where do people go and where from?
The US is the top destination for permanent immigrants according to a report published today. The international migration outlook 2011 released by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) highlights the top 25 countries with the highest number of immigrants into OECD countries and also shows where they come from.
Minister Kenney Launches National Consultations on Immigration Levels and Mix
Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney has launched a series of cross-country consultations on immigration issues, beginning today in Calgary. The Minister is meeting with stakeholders and the public to discuss the important issue of immigration levels and mix. Following the Calgary session today, the Minister will meet with stakeholders in Vancouver on July 18, Toronto on July 20 and Montreal on July 22. Online consultations will take place later this summer and will be open to the public.
