In a global economic recession, you might think western governments would be reducing historically high immigration levels in the interests of social cohesion.
Not if Canada's anything to go by.
Apparently the Canadian government is dead keen on both increasing immigration and speeding-up the processing of immigration applications. This year it hopes to bring in up to 265, 000 immigrants.
Jason Kennedy, Canada's Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism (note the PC title) says cutting immigration in a recession is not for a liberal icon like Canada:
"While other countries are talking about lowering their immigration levels, Canada plans to maintain its current high level of immigration...We're taking the long-term view. Immigration remains key to addressing our demographic challenges and the needs of our labor markets."
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Immigration remains key to addressing our demographic challenges and the needs of our labor markets.
Wrong.
You bring the dregs in ... they bring their problems with them, and eventually we all end up in a RAT cage, being fed by the uninvited!!!
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