Canada: Syrian Refugees and Right Number

canada: By Nicholas Keung Immigration reporter Tues., Oct. 25, 2016 A year after Canada opened its doors to 31,000 Syrian refugees, a new national survey finds Canadians have not been caught up in the xenophobia witnessed elsewhere, but have grown to be more immigrant friendly, according to Toronto Star. Almost half of Canadians said Canada has received the right number of Syrians, with 10 per cent saying too few were admitted, according to the joint survey by the Environics Institute and Canadian Race Relations Foundation conducted between Oct. 3 and 16. Canada has so far welcomed 31,000 Syrian refugees. Although 36 per cent of the 2,000 respondents said Canada was taking in too many Syrians, their primary concern was over the country capacity to support them and how it might divert resources from other priorities, rather than fear of newcomers failing to fit in or posing a security threat. The results of the latest Focus Canada survey of Canadian public opinion confirm the answer is no. Is growing international xenophobia and racism catching hold in Canada or emboldening Canadians to more explicitly express previously suppressed politically incorrect views asks the poll to be released Tuesday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.