This is a very nice, however you is going to pay for all the cost. First canada has to change the way that deals with refugees. We can't afford to give them a place to live, food and thousands of dollars a month to spend without working.Canada was founded by exactly this sort of person, refugees from whatever blight or religious persecution, and we have done pretty well.
We should take them ALL.
That three year old that drowned and washed up in a beach was apparently trying to get to Canada. We should have sent a plane to get him, a three year old! That is paydirt in immigration terms, he would have been socialized by our school system. And he died trying to get here.
We should enact emergency legislation to divert all available Air Canada, West jet, Canadian military, etc, jets and form a massive air convoy to get any refugee family with young kids to Canada this week. It is a national priority for us and a humanitarian disaster for them.
Rarely does alleviating human suffering align so well with a national interest as in this case. We get to grab the golden ring and be heroes at the same time.
Actually it isn't knee jerk. It's based on what has already happened not only in Europe but with some of the enclaves popping up in the GTA as well. You are making grandiose claims of how well they will assimilate and integrate by quoting history. But historically those same refugees weren't Muslim.Syria wasn't a particularly radical country and those fleeing are unlikely to be. The radicals are the ones going TO Syria.
Knee jerk islamophobia has no place in public policy.
I don't think that at all.I know many of you will say, "you're a racist" for saying what I'm saying....
Bring in the irish tooActually it isn't knee jerk. It's based on what has already happened not only in Europe but with some of the enclaves popping up in the GTA as well. You are making grandiose claims of how well they will assimilate and integrate by quoting history. But historically those same refugees weren't Muslim.
I have background in this. On one side of the family are Irish who came over in the potato famine. On another branch are Ukrainian who settled in the Prairies when the Russians starved them out.
I also have Germans who left in the 30's to come here.
But all threw themselves into being Canadian. Served in the military in some cases. Worked hard and raised their kids to be Canadian.
The ones from the Middle East don't. And that includes all religions. I knew some Lebanese girls from Christian Families who were treated no better than Muslim girls. Called Whores for staying out past 6:00 and God help them if they had a boyfriend.
It's cultural to the area. Misogyny, Homophobia, et al.
Right now there are 10's of thousands of young Irish. All trained due to their schooling in trades over there. And wanting to come here. If we are going to do something like what you say then I say they are a far better choice. A well trained English speaking workforce. Minimal taxpayer cost and achieves the same goal you espouse.
Unless you are prejudice against the Irish of course.....
We need them more than they need us, actually. We are headed for a national catastrophe if we don't find a way to increase the number of young workers, and since Canadians aren't likely to start having more babies, immigration is the only way.This is a very nice, however you is going to pay for all the cost. First canada has to change the way that deals with refugees. We can't afford to give them a place to live, food and thousands of dollars a month to spend without working.
We should go back to the old ways. After the second war we took in refugees, we pay for the trip and Provided them with secured jobs (these were hard jobs, mining, forestry, etc. not office jobs) for two years with room and board. These people had to pay back the expenses incurred and had to support themselves by working.
Sorry no more free loaders, the system can not afford it anymore. This is what EU is facing right now. Tons of refugees that don't want to work just want to be on social assistance without working. They give them free room and food and money to spend. These people are not looking for work. They sit around, freeloading and complaining that the food that they provide is not good for them. Sorry, but if you are hungry, you eat anything they give you.
But the key is to put them to work. Don't let them go on social assistance. Reward employers who give them work.We need them more than they need us, actually. We are headed for a national catastrophe if we don't find a way to increase the number of young workers, and since Canadians aren't likely to start having more babies, immigration is the only way.
How many years were you on social assistance, aka, in school, at taxpayer expense?But the key is to put them to work. Don't let them go on social assistance. Reward employers who give them work.
I would fully support bringing in more Chinese, Filipinos, Portuguese, Tamils and E.I.'s and blue eye blonde females.Unless of course we solve the problem by bringing in immigrants,
In my whole life I've never been in social assistance. I've been in this country for over 30 years. When I came here as a tourist I landed a Pearson. The first thing that the CBSA agent asked is if I wanted to apply for refugee. I said no I came to visit and to see if the country is good to settle here. After a couple of weeks I applied to become a landed immigrant and got accepted in less than 6 months. I brought enough money to support myself and to pay my English schools.How many years were you on social assistance, aka, in school, at taxpayer expense?
It takes an immigrant a few years to become established in a new country. You can expect around 40% of them to be unemployed in the first couple of years, but by the tenth year the unemployment rate starts converging towards the national average. Their children should have outcomes very near the Canadian average.
That ten years to fuly ramp up in the workforce is well within the time horizon we need: the point at which there are not enough working Canadians to support our system.
I am not sure you understand how bad that will get. As the tax burden rises on the shrinking population of workers people will leave for countries that don't have that problem and thus have lower taxes, which will leave even fewer people paying even higher taxes and even more will leave.
It will be a CATASTROPHE.
Unless of course we solve the problem by bringing in immigrants, and if they need support in the first years while they are learning English and such, so the fuck what?
Arguably, I'll give you that the Americans fucked up Iraq royally, but tell me:The Americans created this crisis the UN should drop the whole mess in their lap.
You're a good person doing good work!As a father, I am ashamed of my inaction after seeing that photo this morning. Well- no more- I am off to join some ngos to lend my knowledge and money.