Sunday, February 20th, 2011 | Posted by admin
Indo-Canadian hoping to sponsor parents or grandparents will only get 2,500 visas this year, down 45 per cent from 4,500 in 2010. With the election coming, immigrant voters need to send a message to Harper Conservatives that they have had enough with their under-handed anti-immigrant policies, say immigrant groups.

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Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION

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