Parents and Grandparents: Gloria Agravante

Gloria Agravante: New immigration rules that limit the sponsorship of parents and grandparents to the well-off also paint them as "takers, not givers," say some riled Manitobans. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Winnipeg grandmother was responding to Immigration Minister Jason Kenney's announcement that next year, those seeking to sponsor parents or grandparents will need an income that's 30 per cent above the low-income threshold and prove it by submitting three years of income-tax assessments. ' The new immigration rules have a huge impact on the welfare and the future of the next generation' -- Gloria Agravante, an immigrant from the Philippines, posing with her grandchildren, Kristine, 16, Jared, 9 and Gympson 16 -- her son and daughter-in-law, Genesis and Juliet. Photo Store "They have a huge impact on the welfare and the future of the next generation," said Gloria Agravante, 67, an immigrant from the Philippines. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.