Immigration issues heat up in Canada, U.S.

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Immigration issues heat up in Canada, U.S.
Monday, March 27, 2006

TORONTO -- Immigration issues reached a boiling point in Canada and the U.S. with a mass deportation of illegal construction workers over the weekend causing an outcry in one Toronto ethnic community, while south of the border, citizens rallied nation-wide against Washington's plans for immigration reform.

On Sunday, nearly two dozen Portuguese nationals in Canada illegally were put on planes at Toronto's Pearson International Airport and deported.

Another seven Portuguese nationals scheduled for removal did not appear for their flight Sunday, and there are reports that the Canadian government is poised to issue dozens of additional deportation orders in the next two weeks with as many as 100 households receiving notices by April 8.

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The president <bush>, working hand-in-hand with the business community that relies on cheap labor, is pressuring Congress to allow immigrants to stay in the country legally if they take a job that Americans are unwilling to do.

http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=b8962577-78ff-4a69-8156-bd3068daff59

So when are we going to stop letting this divide us? When are we going to demand a living wage & decent working conditions for all workers?

When are we going to get off the damn plantation???

[BrklynLiberal]

1. When we get the plantation owners out of the White House and Congress!!

That is what we have to focus on!!!

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2. Damn straight... that's what we need to focus on!

Edited to add... along w/the Democratic Party focusing on the issue of a living wage & decent working conditions for all. Healthcare for all, too.

[kurth]

3. Damn, them Canucks are RACISTS, eh?

Deporting Europeans to Europe...

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4. Your comment seems to reflect that the current anti-immigrant attitude...

... has no basis in racism, if I'm understanding you correctly. While the anti-immigrant attitude of many may be based on economics, I would say that racism is also an issue. (Note: this is my opinion.)