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12-26-2012, 08:21 AM | #371 (permalink) | |
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But of course for that to be relevant, there has to be an argument that immigrants are directly connected to risky behaviour, in some cases they are but in other cases definitely not.
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12-26-2012, 09:18 AM | #373 (permalink) |
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I don't think that's necessarily true of Canada... It's fairly easy to get in here and even to obtain citizenship. Hell, you can marry a Canadian abroad somewhere and get citizenship pretty much right away, I hear. The language proficiency tests that are taken just to get permanent resident status are a joke - there are people here who hardly speak a lick of English or French and they still pass the test. It's really easy to get visas here too - my boyfriend basically just flashed his passport and they did a quick check and processed the paperwork.
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There are ways around it of course, like study in Canada and then get a work permit on completion of your studies and then get residency that way, marry a Canadian or the business investment programme. For French speakers going to the French part of Canada is actually a lot easier as they are more lenient on requirements. Visas are different and are easy to get as long as the basic criteria is met. Unless we're talking about the UK which has one of the strictest visa requirements in Europe. Language proficiency tests are largely a joke, if immigrants were required to actually reach the required level, immigrant levels from non-English speaking countries would be right down.
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12-26-2012, 09:35 AM | #375 (permalink) | |
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Canada is probably the strictest to get into, as the USA has largely closed the door on immigration now and has more than enough people, unless it's unskilled labour from Latin America or offering people business ventures in Florida.
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12-26-2012, 10:35 AM | #378 (permalink) |
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Maybe it depends on where you come from... Toronto alone has so many people from a variety of countries who have commented on the ease of immigrating here. More than half the population of this city were actually born outside Canada, mostly in India and China. The problem I think, is that we encourage educated professionals to immigrate here (doctors, lawyers, engineers) but then our laws require them to spend a crap load of money to go back to school to get certified to practice in whatever province they moved to... so they just end up with jobs like driving cabs and custodial work, if they come here at all.
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12-26-2012, 10:57 AM | #379 (permalink) | |
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You've proved the point I've been making, in that Canada tries to get educated immigrants even to do its more menial jobs. Meaning that educated professionals doing menial jobs in Canada, are less likely to demonstrate risky behaviour compared to their non-educated counterparts. Hence the criteria laid down by the authorities there regarding immigration.
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