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Oct 28, 2023 · What do Canadians think about immigration today, and how has this changed over the past year? As part of its Focus Canada public opinion research program (launched in 1976), the Environics Institute updated its research on Canadian attitudes about immigration and refugees.
- Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees
What do Canadians think about immigration and refugees...
- Canadian public opinion about immigration and refugees
- “Immigrants will take American jobs, lower our wages, and especially hurt the poor.” This is the most common argument and also the one with the greatest amount of evidence rebutting it.
- “Immigrants abuse the welfare state.” Most legal immigrants do not have access to means‐tested welfare for their first five years here with few exceptions that are mostly determined on the state level and funded with state taxes.
- “Immigrants increase the budget deficit and government debt.” Related to the welfare argument is the argument that immigrants consume more in government benefits than they generate in tax revenue.
- “Immigrants increase economic inequality.” In a post‐Piketty world, the argument that immigration is increasing economic inequality within nations is getting some attention.
Oct 26, 2021 · As a First Nations leader, what would you think of Canada’s immigration policy? “It’s a bit late to ask that question,” answers Tsawwassen First Nations Chief Ken Baird, with a wry...
Jan 7, 2024 · The number of Canadians who believe there is too much immigration to Canada rose sharply in 2023. Why have public opinions changed so much in the last year?
- Leah Hamilton
Mar 12, 2024 · Fifty-one per cent of white Canadians agree there is too much immigration, just four percentage points higher than the proportion of the non-white population that holds that view.
- Tyler Dawson
Jul 3, 2019 · A pre-election survey conducted for CBC News suggests Canadians are divided on immigration and do not think Canada should accept more refugees.
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Oct 7, 2020 · What do Canadians think about immigration and refugees today, and how has this changed over the past year? As part of its Focus Canada public opinion research program (launched in 1976), the Environics Institute updated its research on Canadian attitudes about immigration and refugees.
