Canadian immigration is affected greatly by the political party in control at the time. The Canadian government makes its policies according to what is appropriate for keeping Canada afloat and in a healthy economic state. Each political party has a different view and idea of what is good for our country, Canada.
Immigration is one aspect that is part of the political platforms during an election that is used to try and sway votes. Seeing as how we are future social workers we should have an understanding of each ideology and how it affects our lives and the people we will be working with.
“Refugees and people needing protection are people in or outside Canada who fear returning to their home country. In keeping with its humanitarian tradition and international obligations, Canada provides protection to thousands of people every year (Canada, 2011) .” This quote was taken from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website. This is how Canada describes immigrants and refugees to the public. I personally don’t believe that the Canadian government backs up that statement as much as most people would think. Although this country appears to be extremely concerned with the safety and wellbeing of citizens from other countries, I do not think there are enough resources available to immigrants and refugees.
Immigrants and refugees are both extremely important groups of people in Canadian society, not that you can organize all immigrants in to one common group, seeing as how everyone has their own unique and diverse story and background. “Liberals view society as a complex whole or organism consisting of individuals interacting within numerous interdependent social systems such as the family, workplace and schools (Mullaly, 2007) .” These smaller systems sometimes become unbalanced and cause problems and stress amongst the whole. Immigration being one of the smaller systems can upset the balance of the complex whole. The government sets out a certain number of people that are allowed to immigrate and take refuge in Canada per year. Liberals like to keep society at equilibrium and they do this by reforming and adjusting the smaller systems. It is unfair that these are the factors that immigration numbers rely on. Immigration numbers should be based on how many people we can accommodate and protect. If people need refuge from another country and are living in unsafe conditions Canada should adapt the system to allow it to help these people. Canada should be concerned with helping the people in need.
Serena
Works Cited
Canada, C. a. (2011, August 18). Refugees. Retrieved november 22, 2011, from Citizenship and Immigration Canada: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/refugees/index.asp
Mullaly, B. (2007). The New Structural Social Work. Canada: Oxford University Press.
I agree that the government should consider taking in refugees (if they have the opportunity to do so) even if they have gone over there limit. There is a reason people claim refugee status. In most cases it is because their lives are harmed and I think that if someone's life is in danger we need to do everything in our power to help them.
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I agree that the government does things to make themselves sound better than the rest, and then sometimes we never see the promises actually happen! I agree that we need to help refugees, as long as we are accounting for our safety as well.
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I agree! Our safety is important i just wish that the government did not use peoples lives to swing votes.. there is other ways.
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I couldn't agree with you more. Canada has lots of space and plenty of resources to take in refugees even after the limit has been reached, and I do not see the problem in having more people here as long as the government is concerned with EVERYONE'S welfare and the people who immigrate here do not abuse the services and systems here.
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