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FlamesAddiction · 03-15-2012, 04:33 PM

What is the percentage of immigrants that end up needing welfare or other types of subsidies.

I have no problem with immigrants being a 1st generation Canadian myself. The problem I have is that it seems like many do come over and expect a free ride. I know that when my family came over, we moved to a small town up north so my dad could work in a mine. It is my understanding that the Canadian government used to distribute immigrants and refugees in that fashion. It seems like today, most immigrants move to inner-cities regardless of whether that is where the jobs are and then tax payers are forced to pay for expansion and upgrades of ammenities to accommodate them.

I'm all for immigration, but there are a lot of places in Canada that could use them more than the places that seem to get them the most. It makes no sense. For example, a lot of doctors move to Canada from places like India and set up practices in Toronto and Vancouver while there is a huge doctor shortage up north. Shouldn't immigration be for that reason (ie. solve labour problems)?

03-15-2012, 04:33 PM	#32
FlamesAddiction Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Vancouver Exp:	What is the percentage of immigrants that end up needing welfare or other types of subsidies. I have no problem with immigrants being a 1st generation Canadian myself. The problem I have is that it seems like many do come over and expect a free ride. I know that when my family came over, we moved to a small town up north so my dad could work in a mine. It is my understanding that the Canadian government used to distribute immigrants and refugees in that fashion. It seems like today, most immigrants move to inner-cities regardless of whether that is where the jobs are and then tax payers are forced to pay for expansion and upgrades of ammenities to accommodate them. I'm all for immigration, but there are a lot of places in Canada that could use them more than the places that seem to get them the most. It makes no sense. For example, a lot of doctors move to Canada from places like India and set up practices in Toronto and Vancouver while there is a huge doctor shortage up north. Shouldn't immigration be for that reason (ie. solve labour problems)? __________________ "A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can." Last edited by FlamesAddiction; 03-15-2012 at 04:36 PM.