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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.
This year I was reminded of how fortunate I am to be born in Canada and to have a job that lets me meet so many people who are not. The newcomers I write about who’ve fled tyranny and violence remind me to be grateful for the rule of law, democratic elections and a social safety net. What I’m most grateful for is their demonstration of how to handle life when you’re dealt a bad hand.
Federal immigration officials on Thursday set up a telephone hotline to ensure that people detained by local police taking part in a U.S. immigration enforcement program are properly informed of their rights. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency said it set up the hotline for people who “believe they may be U.S. citizens or victims of a crime” and were detained by state or local law enforcement agencies.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-rt-usa-immigrationhotlinen1e7bs063-20111229,0,2238558.story
More than two-thirds of Latinos in the US disapprove of the Obama administration’s record of deporting illegal immigrants, according to a Pew report published on Wednesday. In spite of this, Obama and the Democrats continue to enjoy the overwhelming support of Latinos ahead of next year’s White House and Congressional elections.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/28/latinos-loyal-obama-immigration?newsfeed=true
Workers from all over the world are increasingly targeting Canada to find jobs in the wake of sluggish economies elsewhere, according to some recruiters who report noticing a recent spike in the number of workers coming to Canada from struggling countries with high unemployment rates. “We started noticing it in 2010 [and] what was really noticeable was the number of people coming from Ireland,” says Sandra Miles, president of Vancouver-based Miles Employment Group. “I have never seen so many people from other parts of the world – from all over.”
http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/28/international-workers-drawn-to-canada/
While many Americans believe illegal immigrants don’t pay taxes, billions of dollars deducted from paychecks issued to undocumented workers flow to the Social Security Administration (SSA) every year. Those workers almost certainly will never see that money again. Social Security officials keep a record of wages that do not match up with real names and numbers in their system. The record is called the earnings suspense file.
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2017113852_immigtaxes29.html
Quebec could lose millions of dollars of investments due to the latest Canadian sanctions against Iran, which halts the flow of migrant investors, experts said Tuesday. In November, Canada imposed its third round of sanctions against Tehran since July amid renewed suspicion over its nuclear program. The measures target “virtually all transactions” with Iran. Although there are exemptions to the rule, it has effectively barred Iranians seeking to immigrate to Canada from sending funds here as they cannot open a Canadian bank account, Montreal lawyer Vincent Valai told AFP.