Open door and open wallets
On top of giving immigrantsa place of refuge, access to opportunity and privileged access to social services, we also provide people with no income and no assets, loans for up to $10,000 each..?
The immigration department now provides up to $10,000 for transportation and medical costs to refugees who are sponsored by churches or community groups.
The money is handed out with the understanding it will be repaid when the refugees start working.
But apparently, even this is not considered generous enough...
The newcomers have a hard time making ends meet and shouldn't be saddled with repaying the loans, said Janet Dench of the Canadian Council for Refugees.
"We would like the federal government to absorb the costs of these loans," she said.
"Refugee families start their life in Canada with a debt of up to $10,000 that they must repay with interest.
"These loans are holding them hostage when they are just starting out."
The council estimates it will cost about $38 million to cover the loans and $15 million yearly to pay for new arrivals.
Yet, having been born hereand paid taxes here my entire life, I was still expected to pay back every penny of my student loans, with interest.
At $10,000 per head, for travel and medical expenses, wouldn't it be cheaper for the immigration department to run their own airline and medical facility, just to cut out the middle man?
See? Instead of just bitching about how things are, we're all about solutions here at The Lasso!
1 comment:
weren't you one of the dummies who voted for Harper thinking there'd be change?
BAH ha ha ha.
sucker.
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