New Immigration point system

[Mr.Canada]

Canada’s immigration system will be overhauled to place more emphasis on youth, language ability and skilled trades under a new proposal from the Conservative government.Source

This is long overdue in many peoples view. It's about time we shifted the focus away from bringing senior citizens into Canada who are nothing but a drain on our health care system they did nothing to pay into.

People that have skills we need and that can speak English should be allowed in first. They'll contribute to Canada's economy right away.

Our immigration system has been broken for a long time and it's finally getting fixed. Every Canadian should be applauding this move.

[bjre]

Waste tax dollars to make such dumb changes.

For a country that has small population and with so many people that have no job, any kind of people immigrate to Canada will be good to Canada's economy only if the country has the ability to benefit from that.

The problem is not bring because too many people here, the problem is bring because too many kind of license and too many unions and too many cops that prevent people work their professional work. Like a doctor that worked 20 years in Brazil come to Canada can not work as a doctor.

When old people come to Canada, they generate market revenue which can be good for the people who need jobs.

But the professional immigrants can not find their professional job, they work in Tim Hourtons, they ask benefit from tax dollars instead of give tax dollars.

The problem is the system makes more and more people take tax dollars instead of give out tax dollars.

They consider more about the existing interest groups to take more money.

That is the reason why they fear of more immigrants.

[August1991]

This is long overdue in many peoples view.

Tinkering with the point system to select independent (non-family class) immigrants is not long overdue.

What is long overdue is the way we treat "refugees".

When Jason Kenney proposes major changes to our refugee selection system, then I will pay attention. In the 21st century, in a world where about 5 billion people have cell phones, I am amazed that we adjudicate "refugee status" through refugee tribunals in Canada.

If we were really concerned about refugees in the world, we would set up a 1-800 number. And we would deport immediately anyone who arrived at a Canadian airport using a false passport or a fake "old guy" costume.

Our refugee system is making us the mockery of the world, and undermining our reputation of fair play.

Edited February 20, 2011 by August1991

[Smallc]

When Jason Kenney proposes major changes to our refugee selection system, then I will pay attention.

They're already implementing major changes.