The Canadian government has said international students are abusing Canada’s asylum system. However, the data does not back the government’s claims.
- Visiting professor, Harvard University
Politicians increasingly frame migrants as threats to national identity, security and economic stability. This dehumanizes immigrants and creates an environment of fear and hostility for everyone.
While Kamala Harris’s ‘brat summer’ and its TikTok enthusiasts seemingly took flight overnight, the real question is whether young voters show up to cast their ballots in November.
Given the high number of Venezuelans living abroad, it is crucial those in the diaspora are able to take part in the country’s electoral process.
Recent comments about international students in Canada significantly abusing the asylum system are misleading and obscure the context needed to understand a complex issue.
Who’s responsible for the factors that led to the federal government’s recently announced cap on international students, and what are the implications for those directly affected?
The climate migration deal has been dubbed as offering Tuvaluans a lifeline, but others say it is a neocolonial arrangement that does not tackle rising ocean levels.
Canadians should demand greater accountability from their governments to reduce the need for last-minute humanitarian efforts in the face of climate-related disasters in their communities.
Elon Musk’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border played into false tropes that paint asylum seekers as dangerous criminals.
International students frequently face challenges finding suitable places to live. Instead of blaming them, the government should be helping them.
The pandemic caused untold suffering around the world. It also created a new type of community solidarity rarely seen before. As we enter the post-pandemic era we must maintain that solidarity.
Canadian universities host thousands of international students, many of whom come from India. While all these students need housing, many face discrimination in the rental market.
Recent reports that 700 international students and graduates could be deported from Canada reveal how the immigration system leaves them open to exploitation.
Recognizing the challenges posed by climate-induced displacement is important. But officials must avoid rhetoric about displaced people that can fuel xenophobia.
Does the Global North have a moral responsibility to protect and compensate those in the Global South that disproportionately bear the brunt of climate change devastation?
The prevailing narrative around migrant smuggling has clouded the public’s understanding of the issue by obfuscating the role smuggling plays in helping refugees gain asylum.
Canadian refugee and immigration policy often leads with the head and the heart — and that works.
Third-country nationals are left powerless in the face of bureaucracies of asylum with only the help of others in the same situation.
While it is tempting to view the war in Ukraine as a metaphor for some larger struggle between a tolerant West and an intolerant East, the reality is inevitably far more complex.
Poland has an opportunity to emerge from this refugee crisis a more united, more accepting and economically strong society, but first they need to have tough conversations about immigration.
Given Poland’s long stance against immigrants and refugees, it might not always be a warm welcome for Ukrainians.
We must demand safety for all refugees, not just Ukrainian nationals.
After Premier Doug Ford announced “positive news,” I think about the widening inequality in our province, who the news is “positive” for and the death of caremongering.
Research suggests that communities need jobs, food and health care, not political acts that hijack the spirit of bayanihan.
76 per cent of Canadians say environmental policy and sustainability is a priority when considering where to live.
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