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.


Guardian – Obama to Push for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Early in Term

President Barack Obama is set to push for a comprehensive immigration bill as part of an overhaul of the system despite calls from some Republicans for a piecemeal approach, it was reported Saturday. The New York Times cited White House officials in suggesting the president will lay out concrete plans for reform of the immigration process in the coming weeks, potentially during his State of the Union address on 12 February.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jan/13/obama-immigration-reform-second-term?INTCMP=SRCH

CICS News – Visitors and Students to Canada From India Booming According to Immigration Department

The number of visitor visas the Canadian government issues in India’s Punjab region has increased by 300 percent from 2005 levels according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. CIC says that approximately 17,608 visitor visas were issued in 2012 by its Chandigarh office, which serves the Punjab region. The growth in the number of Indian visitors to Canada has corresponded with the rapid growth of India’s economy and the emergence of an increasingly sizeable Indian middle class with the disposable income to travel abroad.

http://www.cicsnews.com/?p=2802

The Link – Kenney Tells Punjab Media Peaceful Khalistan Protests Will not Lead to Deportations

Members of Sikh community in Canada raising their voice peacefully for separatist ‘Khalistan’ state in India, will not be asked to leave the country, Canadian Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told the media at a press conference in holy city of Amritsar. “Members of Sikh community could raise their voice peacefully while living in Canada as there is nothing wrong in it since they are doing within the law frame,” Jason Kenney said while addressing press conference. “The Canadian government would not review their immigration status or disturb their residency status since they are not disturbing the law and order,” he said.

http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=25641

The New York Times – After Immigration Arrests, Online Outcry and Release

Ms. Arreola had been stopped by the police in nearby Mesa last year and detained for driving without a license. Her fingerprints were sent to federal immigration officials as part of a controversial program called Secure Communities, which the Obama administration has been trying to expand nationwide. […]  After being seized on Thursday, she could have been sent back to Mexico in a matter of hours, but Obama administration officials moved quickly to undo the arrests. Officials had been pressured by the robust response from advocates — through phone calls, e-mails and online petitions, but primarily on Twitter.

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/12/us/immigration-arrests-lead-to-online-outcry-and-release.html?_r=0

Citizenship and Immigration Canada News Release – Canada Issues Record Number of Visas from Chandigarh

Canada’s Chandigarh office has issued a record number of visitor visas in 2012, Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Minister Jason Kenney announced today. In 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada officials issued a record number of visitor visas in India’s Punjab region – approximately 17,608, almost three times more than were issued in 2005. As well, approximately 80% of visitor cases processed at missions in India in this year were finalized in five days or less, a major improvement over the 12-day processing time over the same period last year.

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/releases/2013/2013-01-11.asp

Hamilton Spectator – South Korean Family Still Fighting Deportation

Sungsoo Kim’s South Korean family has been denied permanent residency in Canada because of the potential health-care and social-services costs for their 12-year-old autistic son, Taehoon. Kim is still awaiting word on his new appeal to Citizenship and Immigration Canada to be allowed to stay — continuing the uncertainty the family has faced for several years already. But the good news is that his employer Pattison Outdoor Advertising in Mississauga — where Kim is the administrator of the IT help assistant — was able to secure another two-year extension in October on his work permit, he said. The old one had expired in July, but the new one allows him to keep working until Oct. 1, 2014, Kim noted.

http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/867805–south-korean-family-still-fighting-deportation