{"id":22033,"date":"2019-10-15T14:08:47","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T18:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/?p=22033"},"modified":"2019-10-15T14:14:26","modified_gmt":"2019-10-15T18:14:26","slug":"canada-election-immigration-immigrationreform-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.immigrationreform.com\/2019\/10\/15\/canada-election-immigration-immigrationreform-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Party Wants to Slash \u2018Unsustainable\u2019 Immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Polls in advance of Canada\u2019s national election on Monday suggest that immigration is not a burning issue with voters there. The two leading parties<\/a> take a virtually identical position: Continue to increase the number of immigrants annually.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ruling Liberals, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have steadily bumped up levels since 2015. The government aims to further expand annual admissions from 330,800 this year to 350,000 in 2021. Conservative leader\u00a0Andrew Scheer\u00a0<\/a>quietly concurs, saying immigration should not be \u201cpoliticized.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The totals are modest by U.S. standards, but Canada\u2019s share of migrants is substantial in percentage terms. Where first-generation immigrants make up 13.7 percent of the U.S. population, newcomers account for 21.9 percent of Canada\u2019s populace<\/a>. Relatively speaking, Canada\u2019s immigration intake is nine times greater than America\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of Canada\u2019s six national political parties \u2013 the People\u2019s Party of Canada<\/a> — says it\u2019s way too much. \u201cBoth the Liberals and Conservatives support an unsustainable increase in annual immigration, and are using mass immigration as a political tool to buy votes among immigrant communities,\u201d PPC asserts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While\nCanada has long prided itself on admitting skilled and self-sufficient migrants,\nPPC leader Maxime Bernier notes, \u201cOnly 26 percent of all the\nimmigrants and refugees who come to Canada every year are directly chosen\nbecause they have the right qualifications and work experience to fulfill our\neconomic needs. The rest are dependents, come through the family reunification\nprogram or as refugees, do not work, or do not have the skills that we need\neven if they find work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bernier also points out, \u201cImmigrants\ngenerally have lower wages than non-immigrants. They pay on average about half\nas much in income taxes as other Canadians, but absorb nearly the same value of\ngovernment services.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, PPC would:<\/p>\n\n\n\n