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Azaria Banks Period 3 February 16, 2012

**Harper Government Introduces the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act**
Summary If you compare statistics between the USA and Canada you will notice that Canada’s immigrations rates are higher. This is because of their family reunification system, those coming for jobs, and those coming to seek safety. Canada has had issues with immigrants since the early 1900’s. In 1947 the Domestic Immigration Laws and Policies went through a major change in order to slow down the flow of people as well as weed out the liars. Their most recent change happened in February 2012. Canadians are tired of their immigration system being abused and taken advantage of. From just last year, Canada had taxpayers paying a total of $170 million dollars to fund those seeking refuge, which makes sense since they have 200,000 new refugees every year. The goal of “fixing” the system is to make it easier to catch refugees who, honestly, don’t need it. It will also make it easier for those who do need it to receive the help they desire. In the next 5 years, with this law, Canada is expected to save around $1.65 billion dollars.

Relevance This topic relates to our class because we are discussing land and territory. Our biggest topic right now is war, which, in a sense, can relate to immigration. Without allies around the world, Canada wouldn’t have anyone to save; they wouldn’t let immigrants into their country. A big debate with war and claiming new land is the foreign people it may attract. In this case, however, Canada is doing this more out of kindness. They see people in need and are offering protection. A new part of the policy is that now as a visa applicant, immigrants must provide a fingerprint for assurance.

Explanation Immigration in Canada ties with Demographic change because it has to do with the growing population in Canada. Canada has always dealt with immigration issues and has been working for over 50 years to enhance the security and accuracy of refugees. They’ve changed the policy a few times and are still continuing to do so. Change has come over the amount of refugees and the effects they are having on Canadians. Another reason this article reflects on Demographic Change is because it discusses the main effects immigration is having on Canada. Citizens are angered over the refugees who are taking advantage over their country and the fact that they are paying for them to do so.

Questions:
 * 1) What are some reasons that an immigrant might want to seek refuge in Canada?
 * 2) What effects are the immigrants having on Canadian citizens?
 * 3) How could they fix this problem?
 * 4) Will this proposed solution help, or will it fall through like the rest?
 * 5) Would you support immigration if you lived in Canada?
 * 6) What are the pros of immigrations? The cons?

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