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Sindhu Mahadevan's avatar

Doz, while I really like the device of the Class 1 and 2 problem as a way to think about Canadian immigration, I’m hard pressed to think of any program in Canada that fits a Class 2 example.

I’m really not one to give into fatalism. I’m not. But whether it’s TFW or the study program, the level of dysfunction there is beyond comprehension.

To me, that makes it a layered problem. A Class 1 first and perhaps nested within it, a Class 2 problem?

What do you think?

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Dozie Anyaegbunam's avatar

Fair enough. However I do think the Express Entry program works as its designed. We can argue about whether its the right way to pick immigrants, but I think what it does well is hoover in people into the country. TFW in itself does have its issue but its worked by bringing a ton of people into the country. Which then leads to the sort of problems that arise from Class 2.

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Canadian Returnee's avatar

This misalignment is creating needless tensions and only benefits big business at the expense of newcomers and locals. No one wants to travel across the world to be exploited, and no sane person wants to be hostile to new neighbours

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Dozie Anyaegbunam's avatar

Yea, the sad part is that the both parties are being exploited to think the other side is the enemy.

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Canadian Returnee's avatar

No one wins except for big business in this instance. Experts believe it will take at least a decade for this to be sorted out at the earliest

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Dozie Anyaegbunam's avatar

I would agree. That's if we start the hard work of dousing the tensions.

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