allthecanadianpolitics: THIS IS A PROBLEM, CANADA. From the article: Justin Trudeau is losing the ar
allthecanadianpolitics: THIS IS A PROBLEM, CANADA. From the article: Justin Trudeau is losing the argument on border crossings, poll suggests Alternate headline: Canadians are racist as fuck: This quote says it all: “The poll — which was conducted between July 25-30 based on interviews with 1,500 members of the Angus Reid Forum, an online panel — suggests that the border issue is resonating with Canadians. Fully 70 per cent of respondents to the poll said they were either “following it in the news and discussing it with friends and family” or “seeing some media coverage and having the odd conversation.” But despite the high level of interest, only 22 per cent of respondents were able to correctly identify the number of irregular border crossers in 2017. About half of the respondents thought the number was over 50,000, when it’s actually closer to 30,000.” – Also YIKES: “Though 27 per cent of respondents said that most or all of the border crossers were “genuine refugees” fleeing danger, 40 per cent said they believe that most or all of them are “looking for economic opportunities.” The remainder believe the border crossers are driven by a mix of both motivations. But only 27 per cent of Liberal and NDP voters say that the border crossers are mostly economic migrants — compared to nearly two-thirds of Conservatives who say they believe that’s the case.” – To be CLEAR, there is no border or immigration crisis in Canada: […]Canada received about 50,000 refugee claimants last year. Though that is about double 2016 levels, by way of context, “this is literally one day in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, during the peak of the Rohingya crisis,” said the UNHCR’s Canada representative Jean-Nicolas Beuze. “When we’re speaking about a crisis, a crisis of refugees does exist – but it’s not in Canada, it’s not in the U.S., and it’s not in Europe. The big numbers remain in the developing world, whether it’s Bangladesh, Uganda, Lebanon – those are the countries that are facing a refugee crisis.” […] A political debate has raged over language and whether asylum seekers crossing between official points are entering Canada illegally. The term “irregular” is viewed by some as vague jargon and a euphemism. The use of “illegal” (Ontario Premier Doug Ford calls them “illegal border crossers”) is seen by others as inflammatory and dehumanizing. Legal experts say Canada’s immigration laws are clear: “They’re not illegal border crossers,” said James Hathaway, founding director of the University of Michigan’s program in refugee and asylum law, who is Canadian, and a leading global authority on refugee law. OK fellow Canadians. I could argue till I’m blue in the face about how taking in refugees is necessary from a humanitarian POV, but I won’t because as Kayla Chadwick once wrote far better than I could, “I don’t know how to tell you that you should care about others.”So let’s leave aside the humanitarian argument (however valid it is) and look at the self-interest argument. Yep, you read that right: Self-interest. It’s good for you, a Canadian, to encourage our government to take in more refugees. Keep reading, I’ll explain. In the short term, taking in refugees does cost money. I won’t deny that. And, yes, they do take up resources. I’ll grant that too. However, on the longer term, they give back more in taxes than it took to bring them in. Take the long view, and you can see that bringing refugees here to Canada is an investment in the future. Within 7 years, Refugees have higher rates of entrepreneurship than Canadian citizens. And not by a little - by a factor of almost 2. Canadian Business - not exactly a bleeding-heart liberal publication - has said that, together with immigrants, they are among “the most vital parts of our economy.” Accepting refugees is also good for Canada’s national security. Why? Couple reasons: Firstly, the longer people suffer in conflict zones, the more likely they are to radicalize. When you have a warm place to sleep, a roof over your head, you don’t have to worry about someone killing you or your family in your sleep or about your family starving to death, there’s not much motivation to perpetuate a conflict. Helping refugees helps take the steam out of conflicts and stops them from spreading. Secondly, many terrorist and organized crime organizations rely on extortion for funding. Accept refugees, and you cut off their money. Accepting Syrian refugees, for example, helps prevent ISIS from gathering the resources to fuel terrorist attacks and war in the region and outside of it. Even if you don’t care about the Middle East, you probably do care about lowering your risk of experiencing a terrorist attack on home soil. Helping refugees does that. Thirdly, helping refugees hurts the recruitment efforts of ISIS and other terrorist organizations. ISIS is counting on the West being bigoted. They want the refugees to believe that ISIS is the only group that cares about Muslims, and that Muslim refugees will never be accepted here. They get a win for their PR engine every time a refugee boat or migrant is turned away - but especially if the refugee is turned away for what seems like bigoted reasons (ISIS loves Trump. He almost does their recruitment for them). So, in short: If you can’t get behind helping refugees for humanitarian reasons, get behind it for selfish ones: They make the economy healthier, lower crime, and help improve global stability, which is good for all Canadians. -- source link