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The Media Roundup provides links to recent and archived articles, in both English and French, on immigration and diversity appearing in the national and local news. Some international content is also included. Articles are updated weekly.
Globe and Mail – B.C. Lawyer to Launch Constitutional Challenge Against Tamil Smuggling Case
A lawyer representing one of the men accused of smuggling Tamil migrants into Canada says he plans to argue the charges his client faces are unconstitutional. Peter Edelmann says Section 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act is so broad and vague it can apply to most legitimate refugees, including mothers. The section criminalizes organizing, aiding or abetting undocumented persons to get into Canada.
This article is no longer available online. Please contact the media source directly for more information. Original Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-lawyer-to-launch-constitutional-challenge-against-tamil-smuggling-charges/article4433411/
Hamilton Spectator – Refugee Claimant Cuts Cost System
Federal cuts that have left refugee claimants with little to no health coverage are expected to come at a high cost to Hamilton’s health system. Many area health care providers continue to care for refugee claimants at the expense of their bottom line since the cuts to the interim federal health program took effect June 30.
Toronto Star – Immigration Minister Dismisses Mayor Rob Ford’s Exile-For-Gangsters Proposal
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney has dismissed Mayor Rob Ford’s proposal to force convicted gun criminals out of Toronto. […] “If someone’s a Canadian citizen, and they’re convicted of a crime, there’s nothing we can do to deport them.” […] Kenney touted a proposed new law that would allow the government to more swiftly deport some non-citizen convicts. He said he agreed with Ford “to the extent that he’s calling for us to kick out of the country foreign gangsters who are convicted of serious crimes.”
Globe and Mail – Judge Dismisses Largest-Ever U.S. Human Trafficking Case
A federal judge dismissed human trafficking charges Friday against executives and business associates of a labor recruiting company accused of exploiting hundreds of farmer workers from Thailand by putting them into debt, confiscating their passports and threatening to deport them. […] Melissa Vincenty, the immigration attorney representing more than 50 of the farm workers, said her clients will be disappointed that they won’t be able to testify in court. She said the dismissal doesn’t affect their immigration status, as many of them have applied for trafficking victim status.
This article is no longer available online. Please contact the media source directly for more information. Original Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/judge-dismisses-largest-ever-us-human-trafficking-case/article4432037/
Ottawa Citizen – Jason Kenney Blasted for Linking Deadly Toronto Gun Violence to “Foreign Gangsters”
Immigration Minister Jason Kenney is being blasted for stigmatizing Caribbean Canadians after he linked recent gun violence in Toronto with “foreign gangsters.” […] In an interview Friday evening with CBC’s Power and Politics, Kenney acknowledged he has no information that foreigners were involved in Monday’s shooting. “But clearly, the recent rash of gun crime in Toronto is connected to criminal gang activity and we are aware that there have been foreign members, sometimes leading members of criminal gangs in Canada, able to recommit offences while delaying their deportation,” he said.
Washington Post – ACLU: Emails from Arizona Lawmaker Support Claims Immigration Law was Racially Motivated
Opponents of Arizona’s hardline immigration enforcement law contend that emails sent, received and forwarded by a former legislator who championed the law support allegations it was racially motivated. Dozens of emails are cited in a new legal effort by the American Civil Liberties Union and other civil rights groups to block police from enforcing the Arizona law’s so-called “show me your papers” provision recently upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.
This article is no longer available online. Please contact the media source directly for more information. Original Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/aclu-emails-from-arizona-lawmaker-support-claims-immigration-law-was-racially-motivated/2012/07/20/gJQAB62gyW_story.html
