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[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world -5 points 3 days ago

It's become really bad. Immigration is a strength for Canada. But this is out of control. I wish we all would put more pressure on governments to stop it. It's so unanimous across liberal and conservative to stall this yet I think almost all voters are against this. It's such blatant corruption.

I remember Trudeau traveling to India. Like were there some behind the scene deals made to flood Canada with Indian immigrants during these visits?

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

This is how you learn that representative democracy in our system represents business significantly more than individual citizens, and is therefore less democratic than advertised.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 6 points 3 days ago

This sort of nativism is a root of fascism. Your problem is government unwillingness to antagonize NIMBYs, not "floods" of Indians trying to live better lives. Also the reason politicians are hesitant to seriously cut migration is because first world economies are dependent on immigration to sustain population and economic growth; mess with it too much and suddenly you have a recession.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

No the out of control immigration from a single demographic is the problem. I think many people are done sugar coating it. It's out of control. It's hurting first generation Canadians to benefit business class and politicians

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

It's been an even greater strength for big corporations though. There's a lot of immigration lawyers who own Tim Hortons. Same with education; their entire business model requires extortionate tuition/rent that only foreign students can afford.

We need to name and shame the people profiting off of this mismanagement. Pointing the finger at the government just causes them to deflect aimlessly.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

It's all funding at the end of the day. A big power we have is shame. If we keep pressure and awareness on a single topic long enough we could impact funding. If companies and individuals become toxic by proxy for donating to these parties or even become aware how damaging it is to Canada, that funding dries up and the parties will panic. But if we ignore it or just mildly be annoyed then they just get away with it.

[-] cyborganism@piefed.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Are the majority of recent immigrants Indians?

There sure has been a huge influx of Indians in Montréal since 2018. But, I know there was a huge fiasco about colleges that were created solely for Indian foreign students for profit. So I figured that was linked. But if it's Canada-wide, then it's something else.

[-] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

It sounds like it's Canada wide. In Ontario the majority of minimum wage jobs are Indians. Even where I work, teams are made up of majority Indians and there are talks of having teams set up there. I've been seeing people say the same across Canada. It's put a lot of pressure on young first generation Canadians who are competing for their first job against applicants who have professional careers or resumes with fake jobs since it's hard to verify jobs if they're in another country. I can't imagine the stress of being a 17 year old kid today trying to enter the job market. Especially in cities where new immigrants migrate towards.

[-] cyborganism@piefed.ca 5 points 3 days ago

I worked at a crown corporation which I cannot name for the past year as a consultant.

About 90% of the IT employees were South Asians. Mostly Indians. Few of which were actually in India.

And this is for a company that's critical for the Canadian economy.

[-] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

If crown corporations have to operate for profit.. They might do things that make profit. Like outsourcing offshore. 🤐 Or if they're directed to find 15% savings. 👀

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