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: John's, according to CBC. Jose Rivera says he receives several emails a day from Syrian refugees looking for a home in Canada. An opportunity to see their children grow, an opportunity to be productive members of society," said Jose Rivera, chairman of the Refugee Immigrant Advisory Council in St. Rivera said he receives up to 20 emails a day from Syrian refugees seeking a home in Canada, but that there is little he can do to help. "Watching the news and reading these messages every day, that goes straight to my heart," he said. Refugees good for population growth, Rivera says The United Nations has asked Canada to take in at least 10,000 Syrian refugees; so far only 2,500 have been accepted. Father of Alan Kurdi, drowned Syrian boy, describes desperate ordeal to save family The plight of four million Syrian refugees has haunted the public consciousness this week, as tragic images of a Syrian toddler who drowned while making the crossing to Greece have circulated widely on the internet. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.