Media Roundup

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.


Toronto Star – Many Migrants are Still Treated as Dangerous “Invaders”

The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act gives the Canadian Border Services Agency broad powers to detain migrants if they believe they are a flight risk, a danger to public safety, inadmissible to Canada on security grounds, or inadequately identified. The vast majority, 94.2 per cent, are detained on grounds other than posing a security threat. […]  And Canada — unlike many other countries — permits migrants to be detained indefinitely, often in maximum-security prisons.

http://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2016/04/17/many-migrants-are-still-treated-as-dangerous-invaders.html

Vice – How America’s Bond System Keeps Immigrants Behind Bars

Immigrants, over 30,000 of whom are in custody right now, are regularly denied bail bonds or offered bond that’s too expensive, forcing them to stay in jail while they wait for authorities to process their case. There’s no cap on how long someone can remain in detention before trial (though a recent ruling entitles immigrants in some states to a new bond hearing every six months) and waiting for a court date can take years.

http://www.vice.com/en_ca/read/how-americas-bond-system-keeps-immigrants-behind-bars

MetroNews Canada – Apology not Enough for Chronicle Herald Refugee Story

Late on Friday, April 8, the newspaper posted an un-bylined, anonymously sourced, un-researched, un-vetted story about un-named elementary school “refugee students… choking, pushing, slapping and verbally abusing” fellow students while yelling, “Muslims rule the world!” Unsurprisingly, that hateful story got swallowed whole up by the haters and regurgitated around the world as fact. The Herald belatedly tried to walk their mess back — deleting sentences, then the whole story, apologizing — but the damage is done.

http://www.metronews.ca/views/halifax/halifax-matters/2016/04/19/apology-not-enough-for-chronicle-herald-refugee-story.html

Reuters Canada – EU will not Water Down Criteria for Turkish Visa Waiver

Turkey must meet all criteria for visa-free travel with Europe, a top European Union official said on Tuesday, after Ankara threatened to walk away from a crucial migration deal with Brussels unless it eased travel rules for Turkish citizens. The EU depends on Turkey for a deal its backers say has already contributed to stemming the flow of refugees and migrants across the Aegean sea to Greece since it was enacted earlier in April, despite criticism from rights groups.

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKCN0XG0RD

Le Huffington Post – Des consultants en immigration ontariens ciblent les Syriens et leur argent

5000 $ en frais de dossier, 12 000 $ de plus pour soutenir votre demande auprès d’Ottawa : des consultants en immigration s’enrichissent en courtisant les Syriens qui travaillent dans les pays du golfe Persique, a appris CBC. Ces consultants affichent leurs services dans les médias sociaux et rencontrent les candidats potentiels dans […].

http://quebec.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/04/19/des-consultants-en-immigration-ontariens-ciblent-les-syriens-et-leur-argent_n_9732048.html

Le Monde – L’UE espère un accord avec la Libye pour arrêter l’afflux des migrants

Réunis à Luxembourg, lundi 18 avril, les ministres des affaires étrangères et de la défense de l’Union européenne espéraient marquer fermement leur soutien au nouveau pouvoir qui se met difficilement en place en Libye. Leurs efforts auront été contrariés. Le vote de confiance attendu du Parlement libyen au gouvernement d’union nationale […].

http://www.lemonde.fr/europe/article/2016/04/19/l-ue-espere-un-accord-avec-la-libye-pour-arreter-l-afflux-des-migrants_4904874_3214.html