Re: Migration At A New High
The problem with migration is that the migrants tend to be resented by the residents. Voters tend to want their govts. to put limits on it. In Canada, this is a very complex issue. We have more than one govt. in the sense that the Provinces and the larger cities have a great deal of autonomy. I think I have mentioned before that La Belle Province is becoming very picky about who it lets in, and the Albertans are taking people on limited work contracts rather than on permenant Landed Immigrant status. Our major cities, particularly TO, Montreal, and Vancouver (read about the taser happy RCMP) are cosmopolitan enough, but they are beginning to question a liberal immigration policy. The majority of immigrants end up in these three cities. Many Canadians would be happy if the signs went up at the border: "F*** Off, Canada is full" And this even tho' we rank 229th in the world in population density. And migrants looking for greener grass may not find what they are looking for. Fitting into a foreign country is not all that simple. And whatever it may seem like, Canada, and I have no doubt the same applies to Australia, is a foreign country. We have strong ties with England but we are not England, and some who come over miss the old country so much that they go home. I was lucky to start off in Saskatchewan. That put me into such a culture shock, that by the time I came out of it I was almost Canadian, and 100% Stubble Jumper and Roughrider fan.
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