Patrick Grady: Fraser Institute

Immigrants Dept: Let's get that out of the way first in this reaction to the Fraser Institute's disingenuous study asserting that immigration costs Canada as much as $23.6 billion a year, according to Vancouver Sun. On the basis of this snapshot, they advocate restrictions upon immigration. However, the narrowness of the data set suggests the broad conclusions don't have sound foundations and i'm an immigrant. Researchers Herb Grubel and Patrick Grady -both of whom are also immigrants and presumably don't consider themselves a burden on the economy -conclude that in 2006, immigrants received on average $6,051 more in benefits than they paid in taxes. As reported in the news.
@t sound foundations, vancouver sun