Immigration & the Rest of Us

ImmigrationWatchCanada: "potential cultural consequences" -- "excluding ordinary Canadians from its list of so-called "stakeholders"" of those who decide

[. . . . ] But, in general, Canada's immigration policy has been directed towards the interests of its own citizens. Canada followed this policy for the obvious reason that if the Canadian government did not look after the good of its own citizens, what government would?

In the late 1980's and early 1990's, Canada entered a completely new phase in its refugee and immigration policies. To say the least, immigration of the past 15 years is very unlike immigration before that time. [. . . . ]

The blunt truth is that a small minority of Canadians is dictating Canada's immigration policies. This group is Canada's immigration industry and consists of immigration lawyers, immigration/refugee advocates and a number of urban MP's. The latter have used the recent immigrant vote to get elected. In effect, these MP's have placed the promotion of their electoral ambitions ahead of the interests of the majority of Canadians. [. . . . ]

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