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By Suzanne Fournier, Postmedia News February 10, 2011
VANCOUVER — Vancouver's Asian community is furious over allegations Immigration Canada is planning to dramatically reduce the number of visas issued this year for family reunification. The reduction in visas in 2011 cuts to the heart of Asian and South Asian families, who especially cherish the contribution of elders to family life. Seniors are being sentenced to a 13-year wait that many of them won't survive, say immigration experts. .... Immigration Canada is planning for "fewer immigrant visas overall, a reduction from 230,450 in 2010 to 217,800 visas in 2011, a drop of over five per cent," noted Vancouver immigration lawyer Richard Kurland, who obtained the data under an Access to Information request. Read the whole article... See also: Lawyer's documents show immigrants face 13-year wait to bring parents over By Suzanne Fournier, The Province February 9, 2011 Immigration Minister Jason Kenney wants to reduce visas for parents
Tuesday, 15 February 2011 08:18 Written by Matthew Rowe Immigration: Do you agree with the government's plan to reduce immigration?
February 14, 2011 10:23 AM By POV Economic sense
By Brenda Hamilton, The Province February 15, 2011 I was happy to see the changes in immigration policy with regard to reducing the numbers of immigrants under the family reunion plan and increasing the amount of immigrants under the entrepreneur plan. It shows that the government is finally listening to its citizens, and makes good economic sense. |
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