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Visas Moves: Diversity and Talent Pool

visas moves: Diversity can be Canada's global advantage, but only if it is fully embraced and leveraged, according to Globe and Mail. Despite the hard evidence that exists in favour of diversity, public attitudes and perceptions are elsewhere, and more affixed on the abhorrent acts of xenophobia and exclusion that unfold daily. Diverse hiring expands the talent pool, fosters creativity and innovation, generates new products and services, and opens up markets abroad. The Trump administration's deportation of DREAMers, building of walls, refusal of refugees and revocation of visas moves everyday Americans further and further away from ever observing the possible advantages of diversity and pluralism. European politicians play on fears and regularly dismiss the value of immigrants to society and the economy, in effect missing out on economic opportunities and the diversity dividend. The European project so successful in breaking down barriers and generating prosperity is now crumbling. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.