Community Representatives and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander

Immigration Minister Chris Alexander: The notion, which community representatives say Immigration Minister Chris Alexander has floated in a series of consultations since January, has raised instant alarm, according to The Star. The government is also considering requiring Canadian sponsors to reach a minimum income level to be eligible to bring in a wife, husband or children from abroad, critics say and The federal government is considering imposing language and education requirements on people whose husbands or wives want to sponsor them as immigrants, has learned. Some attending the consultation say the possible change is aimed at better protecting and integrating immigrant women. But critics fear it would prevent many overseas spouses, particularly those from the developing world who havent learned English or French, from ever qualifying for family reunification. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.