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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.
CBC – Malaysia Launches Talks Amid Asia’s Growing Migrant Crisis
Malaysia launched high-level talks with its neighbours Sunday to try to solve the deepening problem of refugees stranded in boats off Southeast Asia’s shores, but there appeared to be no quick solution to the crisis. Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman met with his counterpart from Bangladesh, Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, ahead of a meeting with the Indonesian and Thai foreign ministers scheduled for Wednesday, Malaysian officials said. But more than two weeks into a regional humanitarian crisis, the stance of Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia remained unchanged — that none wants to take the migrants in, fearing that accepting a few would result in an unstoppable flow. Burma (sometimes known as Myanmar), from where many of the migrants have fled, appears unwilling to engage in talks. […]Boatloads of more than 2,000 migrants — ethnic Rohingya Muslims fleeing persecution in Burma and Bangladeshis trying to escape poverty — have landed in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand in recent weeks. Aid groups estimate that thousands more are stranded at sea after a crackdown on human traffickers prompted captains and smugglers to abandon their human cargo.
Radio-Canada – Le premier ministre français rejette l’idée de quotas de migrants
Le premier ministre français s’est prononcé samedi contre l’instauration de quotas de migrants dans l’Union européenne, lors d’un déplacement surprise à Menton, dans les Alpes Maritimes, près de la frontière franco-italienne. Face à l’afflux croissant d’immigrés clandestins qui traversent la Méditerranée au péril de leur vie, Manuel Valls, accompagné par le ministre de l’Intérieur Bernard Cazeneuve, a en revanche prôné la mise en place de garde-frontières européens. « Je suis contre l’instauration de quotas de migrants. Ceci n’a jamais correspondu aux propositions françaises », a-t-il dit. « En revanche, l’Europe doit avoir une politique de l’asile. » La Commission européenne a proposé mercredi de relocaliser dans des pays de l’UE les réfugiés jouissant déjà d’une protection internationale dans certains, pour alléger le fardeau d’États comme l’Italie ou la Grèce, et d’offrir 20 000 autres places réparties dans l’Union à des personnes identifiées dans les zones de crise comme ayant besoin d’une telle protection.
Toronto Star – Deaf Teen Deemed “Medically Inadmissible” to Join Mother in Canada
Filipino caregiver Karen Talosig is faced with the choice of giving up her teenage daughter in the Philippines or her dream of permanent residence in Canada. After waiting in the queue for her immigrant status for five years, Talosig received a letter from Citizenship and Immigration Canada this week that her 14-year-old daughter, Jazmine, has been found “medically inadmissible” to join her in Canada because she is deaf. While immigration officials speculated Jazmine’s deafness could cost Canadians $91,500 for health-related services over five years, Talosig said the girl is just a normal kid and does not require any special care. […] A registered nurse in the Philippines, Talosig came to Canada in 2007 under the then live-in caregiver program. In 2010, she worked enough hours to qualify for permanent residency and submitted her application. […] Based on reviews of Jazmine’s medical file and history, both the Burnaby Public School Board and the British Columbia Provincial School for the Deaf have submitted support letters arguing that the girl will not likely require special education funding.
Montreal Gazette – Non-Status Haitians and Zimbabweans in a Race Against Time
Changes in Canada’s policy toward Haitians without status came last December, when Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander lifted a moratorium on deportations to Haiti and Zimbabwe. A moratorium on deportations is put in place when the Canadian government recognizes that there is a general risk for people living in a certain country. It allows people without status to work and study in Canada. Now, the roughly 3,200 Haitians and 300 Zimbabweans living without status in Canada risk being deported if they miss the June 1 deadline to apply for permanent residency on humanitarian grounds — requiring proof that they would face, in the government’s words, “excessive hardship” were they to be returned to their home country. While most of the affected Zimbabweans in Canada live in Ontario, Quebec is home to an estimated 90 per cent of Haitians in this country. […] Community centres like Montreal’s Maison d’Haïti are helping hundreds of people file their documents, but won’t be able to help everyone by the June 1 deadline.
CBC – Refugee Board Members’ Rulings Varied Widely in 2014, Data Suggests
Success in gaining refugee protection in Canada still seems to depend on the luck of the draw, according to a new analysis of Immigration and Refugee Board data. The analysis, done by Sean Rehaag at Osgoode Hall Law School, found wide variations among decisions by adjudicators at the IRB last year, continuing a trend over recent years and despite changes in the refugee system. Rehaag analysed 2014 decisions made on refugee claims under both the previous adjudication system and a new system that applies to claims filed after Dec. 15, 2012. His findings show that several adjudicators are far more likely to grant refugee protection, and others are far less likely, even when the data is controlled for variables such as country of origin. Rehaag adds that while some variation is normal, it doesn’t explain the wide discrepancies he found. […] The data show many decisions by adjudicators fall far below the average rate of acceptance that would be expected based on country of origin, and others far above.
Toronto Star – Low Acceptance and Backlog Stifles Foreign Nanny Program
Ottawa has approved fewer than 10 per cent of requests by potential employers to bring in foreign caregivers under a revised program introduced in December, latest data shows. To hire a nanny or other caregiver from abroad, an employer needs a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment, a certificate that says there’s a shortage of labour to justify hiring a foreign worker. Employment and Social Development Canada issued only 92 positive LMIAs between last December and March, according to statistics provided under a freedom of information request. […] While the federal government has attributed the sharp decrease to a decline in applications, advocates and recruiters said the low acceptance rate, compounded by a backlog in granting permanent residency to qualified caregivers, has essentially “stifled” a program Canadian families desperately need. […]“The Tories are secretly shutting out the caregiver program. More women will suffer. The caregiver applicants and the prospective employers both suffer due to the delay and the decreasing number of approved LMIAs,” said Liza Draman, of the Caregivers’ Action Centre in Toronto.
