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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.
In the midst of revolving lockdowns, Zoom and other online platforms have been invaluable tools in staying connected face-to-face. But not everyone has the same level of skill needed to use the tools to their full potential. That’s where organizations, including the Aurora Public Library, have stepped in with programs like “Learn to Zoom: Live Practice Lab for Newcomers.”
Many people, including Canadian politicians, are still trying to come to grips with the fact that a family of four with two children froze to death while trying to cross the border from Canada into the United States last week. But those who understand human migration best say it was only a matter of time before someone died. Years of warnings about restrictive border measures and criminalization of migrants have fallen on deaf ears, they say.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8534240/migrant-deaths-manitoba-preventable-risk-smuggling/
Mohammed Alajarmeh was just 21 when he left his home in Jordan in search of a better life. His journey to Canada, however, has not been easy. Soon after arriving in the United States, Alajarmeh was put in touch with someone he thought was an immigration lawyer. The smuggler’s promise of permanent resident status or a work visa never materialized. Alajarmeh became indebted to the smuggler.
https://globalnews.ca/news/8534972/human-smuggling-victim-desperation/
Several permanent residency (PR) applicants told CBC News they’ve been assigned to an officer they know only as “DM10032” at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). They all live outside of Canada, applied in 2019, and their files have been largely stuck since March 2020. Applications are processed at both the Ottawa visa office and in Sydney, N.S. Applicants who spoke to CBC News say they know dozens of others under DM10032 and have rallied together online for moral support.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/immigration-permanent-residency-applicants-dm10032-1.6317882
Whenever a bus arrives at the Greyhound station in Plattsburgh, New York, a small band of taxi drivers waits to drive passengers on a half-hour trip to a snowy, dead-end dirt road. A renewed stream of migrants have begun seeking refuge in Canada after a 20-month ban on asylum requests designed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Families are once again lugging suitcases and carrying children across a remote, snow-covered ditch to the border.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-migrants-seek-asylum-through-reopened-canadian-border/
La découverte de quatre personnes qui ont péri dans le froid en tentant de traverser la frontière canado-américaine pourrait donner un nouveau tournant au débat sur l’immigration aux États-Unis. L’experte des frontières Kathryn Bryk Friedman, et professeure de droit à l’Université de Buffalo, qualifie cela de signe troublant que les problèmes d’immigration du pays s’aggravent. Un effort organisé pour faire entrer des groupes de personnes aux États-Unis depuis le Canada est nouveau, selon Mme Friedman.