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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.
Chronicle Herald – Immigration Policy Defended
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says the federal government is not tossing aside anyone who has been trying for years to get into Canada. Ottawa is legislating away a backlog of 280,000 applications made before 2008, saying it’s a necessary part of modernizing the immigration system. Kenney said it wasn’t fair to have people wait years for a decision on their application. […] Some would-be immigrants announced this week that they will take the federal government to court over its decision to return their applications.
Ottawa Citizen – Medical Groups Slam Plan to Cut Refugee Health Coverage
The federal government’s plans to reduce health-care coverage for refugees and cancel their supplemental benefits are more likely to increase health-care costs than save money, and risk “catastrophic” consequences in the health of some individuals, according to a group of eight national health-care associations. In an open letter to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney issued Friday, the heads of the Canadian Medical Association, the Canadian Nursing Association, Canadian Dental Association and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, among others, call on Kenney to “revise or rescind” the planned cuts to the Interim Federal Health Program, which provides coverage to refugees and refugee claimants who aren’t covered by provincial health plans.
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Toronto Star – Minority Birth Rate Tops Whites for the First Time in the U.S.
For the first time, racial and ethnic minorities make up more than half the children born in the U.S., capping decades of heady immigration growth that is now slowing. New 2011 census estimates highlight sweeping changes in the nation’s racial makeup and the prolonged impact of a weak economy, which is now resulting in fewer Hispanics entering the U.S. […] The report comes as the Supreme Court prepares to rule on the legality of a strict immigration law in Arizona, with many states weighing similar get-tough measures.
BBC – German Immigration Jumps to Highest Levels in 16 Years
The number of people moving to Germany from Greece and Spain have seen particular jumps, with arrivals from Greece almost doubling. Data from Germany’s statistics office showed that 958,000 people moved to Germany in 2011, while 679,000 left, the highest net inflow since 1996. Most of the migrant arrivals were from new eastern European EU member states. The rise came after Germany’s seven-year exemption to EU rules on the free movement of labour expired, allowing people from Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to enter the country.
Vancouver Sun – Immigration System Aims to React Fast to Corporate Needs
While the Provincial Nominee Program is designed to fill lowskilled jobs, Kenney has said it also has been used to address, for example, lawyer shortages in Saskatchewan. Government figures suggest about 42,000 people will be accepted through the program this year compared to just 8,000 in 2005. Eventually, the provinces, as well as employers, will be given access to the skilled-worker inventory so they can cherry-pick workers to have their applications fast-tracked.
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Toronto Star – Would-Be Immigrants Take Ottawa to Court Over Cancelled Applications
Would-be immigrants are taking the federal government to court over its decision to return their applications. They’re angry about the Conservatives’ move to legislate away a backlog of some 280,000 applications created before 2008. The government announced the decision in its March budget, saying it’s a necessary part of modernizing the immigration system. But Toronto lawyer Lorne Waldman said he was immediately flooded with emails by people who were furious about the changes.
