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Canadian Immigration Policy and John Tory

yellow peril: Mayor John Tory is right not to yield to naivete.I say this as the descendant of immigrants who weathered the prejudiced past of Canadian immigration policy, according to Toronto Star. My Chinese father was regarded as part of the yellow peril. It was — and still is — a well-intentioned proposal that would dilute the privilege of citizenship. Even with my experience, I would never advocate relaxing municipal voting requirements. Capable, articulate visible minorities would be better helped if municipal term limits were implemented. A three-year wait for citizenship is hardly an eternity — it used to be five. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.