Federal Election and Chris Sorio

Chris Sorio: Critics of the governments approach, including some Conservative loyalists, warn that the growing Filipino Canadian vote could also be at stake in next years federal election if the government removes access to immigration from the live-in caregiver program LCP 90 per cent of those participating are from the Philippines, according to The Star. This is a defining issue for the Filipino Canadian community, said Chris Sorio of Migrante Canada, an international advocacy group for Filipino migrants and Ottawas recent rhetoric about an out-of-control live-in caregiver program has prompted outrage in some quarters and fear that the days of a pathway to permanent residency for foreign nannies are numbered. Family separation, lost skills the biggest challenges for immigrant nannies (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.