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Originally Posted by Acajack
The idea that non-European immigrants to Canada in the 70s, 80s and 90s were subjected to horrible treatment (compared to today) and simply grinned and bore it, and that these same people today deny that things were bad simply due to the colonization of their minds, not wanting to rock the boat or having been beaten into submission, would be I am sure either amusing or perhaps offensive to them.
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Who said anything about "horrible treatment"? Read my posts carefully. I said no such thing. I said they didn't have a choice in the past. That is not the case today. The gulf between cultural amenities for immigrants between big city and small town wasn't as huge in the past. This meant
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Originally Posted by Acajack
Canada's points-based immigration system dates back to the late 1960s. The people I know are predominantly educated white collar professionals educated in the old country who came here to work, or to pursue their studies. Some also came as foreign students. They're not grunts.
The father of one of my good friends has a PhD and is a retired senior federal bureaucrat who actually held the pen on Canada's Multiculturalism Act.
I have no idea how old you are but the good thing about being (a bit) older, if you take advantage of it, is more years to have met more people and learned about their life experiences.
Si jeunesse savait, si vieillesse* pouvait
*Not that I am that old to begin with, nor am I physically limited in any way.
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I know all about the point system. My parents were beneficiaries (and by extension me). And I have cousins who have immigrated in the last 5 years. So I'm intimately aware of how the system works and how it has changed.
You should look up the stats and how the point system has evolved. We get far more educated immigrants today than we did decades ago. The points for education are so much higher. Whereas trades workers could qualify on points in previous generations, today, an immigrant isn't likely to qualify without an undergrad degree and most have more than that. That higher education also means they are far more likely to come from cities elsewhere. Insisting that they accept a loss of cultural identity is basically piling on to the demand that they give up the urban lifestyles they are used to as well.
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