OTTAWA — An 'overheated' immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in hi
OTTAWA — An"overheated" immigration system that admitted record numbers of newcomers to the country has harmed Canada's decades-old consensus on the benefits of immigration, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said, as he reflected on the changes in his department in a year-end interview.
Miller said the souring of public opinion on immigration is rooted in a number of factors, including high rates of asylum seekers, the high cost of housing and political movements in the western world. In the minister’s eyes, this includes bringing in more economic immigrants to bring down the average working age of Canada’s population.
“It's being gamed and I think recognizing that there's fraud that comes under different forms. I have a particular role in making sure that people aren't leveraging that to get, for example, permanent residency,” Miller said. Trump is threatening both Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs on all American imports from those two countries, unless they increase border security to stem illegal crossings and drug trafficking.
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