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.


The New York Times – In Florida, Romney Plays Down Immigration

When Mitt Romney pulled in for a campaign rally here recently, he pointedly left his tough stance against illegal immigration far behind in South Carolina, where he had trumpeted the issue repeatedly. It was a tactical decision devised to avoid irritating Florida’s coveted 450,000 Hispanic Republican voters, a group that is overwhelmingly Cuban-American, as he headed into next Tuesday’s presidential primary here, political analysts say.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/25/us/politics/courting-latinos-romney-treads-lightly-on-immigration.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=immigration&st=cse

The Guardian – Stop Expecting Immigrants to be Superhuman

Last week, new statistics were distributed by Chris Grayling of the [British] Department of  Employment – there were headline figures of 371,000 migrants claiming benefits, complete with lashings of horror about “illegal claims”. This proved rather misleading. Examined by experts, and after no small confusion as to what was actually meant by “non-British-born”, it turned out that the vast majority of migrant claimants had every right to claim benefits, with only a small number (2%) claiming illegally. It also turned out that migrants were much less likely than UK nationals to claim benefits, period.

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/jan/22/barbara-ellen-immigrants-and-benefits?newsfeed=true

Global Nation Inquirer – Proposed US Immigration Policy Will Allow “Stateside Waivers”

A significant number of undocumented immigrants in the United States initially enter lawfully as tourists and then fall out of status by overstaying. There are also a significant number who entered without valid visas or used the wrong visas and now find themselves in illegal status. Many opt to stay for varied reasons but most commonly for purposes of family unity. On Jan. 6, the US Department of Homeland Security published a proposed new policy that will ease the process of obtaining their green cards through waivers of bars to re-entry usually ranging from three to 10 years.

 

http://globalnation.inquirer.net/23603/proposed-us-immigration-policy-will-allow-%E2%80%98stateside-waivers%E2%80%99

BBC – Norway Debates Immigration in Wake of Breivik Killings

When Norway opened its doors to immigrants some four decades ago, Oslo began to change dramatically. Today, 30% of the city’s population is made up of first- or second-generation immigrants. While many here are comfortable with immigration, it is clear that others have had difficulty adjusting to the idea of a multicultural Norway.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-16636885

CBC – Canada to Enforce Sanctions on Iranian Immigrant Investors

The federal government is set to clarify how it will deal with applications for investor-class immigration to Canada from Iran, CBC News has learned. Canada imposed sanctions last November, freezing all financial transactions with the Middle East state in an attempt to put pressure on the Iranian regime. But those sanctions effectively shelved the applications of Iranian nationals trying to immigrate to Canada under the investor class, putting those applications in limbo.

 

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/01/19/pol-iran-investor.html

CJDC – Immigration Task Force Holds Closed-Door Meeting in Fort St. John

Workers are needed in Fort St. John. Driving along the downtown streets, it’s easy to notice the plethora of help wanted signs outside local businesses. On Wednesday the Province’s Immigration task force headed north to discuss the Energetic City’s employment current and future status. Immigration task force chair and MLA – Richmond – Steveston John Yap led the meeting and was joined by local politicians and business reps.

 

http://www.cjdccountry.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=1642717