Une alliance nationale visant à fournir une base factuelle pour l'établissement et l'intégration des nouveaux arrivants, ainsi que pour la promotion de communautés accueillantes au Canada
La revue de presse fournit des liens aux articles récents et archivés, à la fois en anglais et en français, sur l’immigration et la diversité lesquels ont été publiés dans les média locaux et nationaux. Il y a également des articles internationaux. Cette section est mise à jour hebdomadairement.
Reuters Canada – “At the Limit”: Mexico Buckles Under Migrant Surge to U.S.
Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling to the United States ahead of the U.S. presidential election, causing major concern in Washington, which is weighing sending more agents to help. […] Last year, Mexico detained over 190,000 migrants, more than double the number in 2012. But official data examined by Reuters shows that fewer migrants have been captured in Mexico this year even as the number caught on the U.S. border has soared.
CBC – Kitchener Church, MP Decry Lack of Support for Refugees “Waiting on the Sidelines”
A Kitchener Member of Parliament is calling out the Liberal government for not doing enough to support privately-sponsored Syrian refugees following complaints by a local church that has been awaiting a family’s arrival for more than three months. Too many private sponsorship groups across Waterloo region are waiting to receive refugees with their arms outstretched, only to find that the families they are sponsoring have still not arrived in Canada, MP Harold Albrecht said Friday.
Le soleil écrasant de l’après-midi s’est adouci au batey Canutillo. Ses habitants sortent graduellement de leur torpeur. Les jeunes hommes se dirigent vers le terrain de basketball, les enfants, vers les gradins. Les plus vieux, revenus des plantations de canne à sucre ou de leur potager, font claquer les dominos dans l’air frais du soir.
CBC – Muslim Community Reaches Out to Syrian Refugees During Ramadan
Local mosques and Islamic organizations are reaching out to bring traditions of the holiest month to Syrian refugees in Winnipeg spending their first Ramadan in Canada. “It’s important for them to see that in Canada we still do participate in the fasting while celebrating,” said Lubna Usmani from the Winnipeg Islamic Association. She coordinates the integration of the refugees into the community. Before the start of Ramadan, workshops were held to help refugees deal with the long daylight hours of June, up to 18 hours with no food or water.
Yahoo News – Undocumented Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes: Study
Immigration reform is an especially contentious issue in this election cycle. But one nonprofit is hoping to set the record straight about at least one aspect of undocumented immigrants: According to a report by The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), undocumented immigrants pay state and local taxes like any other American citizen. The non-partisan research organization, updated its study, “Undocumented Immigrants’ State & Local Tax Contributions,” and researchers found that undocumented immigrants in the US pay an estimated $11.64 billion in state and local taxes annually.
CTV News – Guelph Named as One of the Best Places in Canada for Newcomers by Popular Magazine
Guelph has just been named as one of the best places in Canada for newcomers by MoneySense magazine. Some of the criteria for making the list was based on affordability, unemployment rate and ethnic make-up of the city. In a release from Guelph’s mayor Cam Guthrie he explains how pleased he is about the honour and congratulates the city on its efforts to bring refugee families to the area.
