drug violence: Tens of thousands of unaccompanied children fleeing gang and drug violence in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador have entered the U.S. in recent years, according to Metro News. Federal officials place the vast majority of them with family in the U.S., who care for the minors while they attend school and while their cases go through the immigration court system. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said two laws passed by Congress did not end the right to a bond hearing for unaccompanied immigrant children who are detained by federal authorities. But the Department of Human Services has the authority to hold children in secure facilities if they pose a danger to themselves or others or have committed a crime. Immigration advocates estimate the size of the group in secure custody at several hundred children and say bond hearings allow them to understand why they are being held and challenge their detention. Some have spent months in detention. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian citizenship: Her parents, like mine, worked hard to support their families and encouraged them to be good Canadians, according to Toronto Star. Yes, they may have cooked different foods in different ways, but they appreciated everything that Canada was able to give them. She was spot on, once again!Her mother knew that obtaining Canadian citizenship was a glorious gift, and, like most immigrants of those days, she had no concept of entitlement ... and no human rights industry to ease her way. Claudine Goller, Scarborough Article Continued Below Delivered daily The Morning Headlines Newsletter Subscribe The Toronto Star and thestar, each property of Toronto Star Newspapers Limited, One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON, M5E 1E6. Please contact us or see our privacy policy for more information. react-empty 150 You can unsubscribe at any time. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian corporations: Despite the focus on foreign speculators, the government admitted it didn't have good data on their role in the market, so it also required homebuyers as of April 24 to give information about their residency and citizenship status, according to CTV. The government says today that data collected from April 24 to May 26 show 18,282 residential and agricultural properties were bought or acquired in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region. The 15 per cent tax is imposed on buyers in that area -- stretching from the Niagara Region to Peterborough -- who are not citizens, permanent residents or Canadian corporations. Of those transactions, it says about 4.7 per cent of the properties were bought or acquired by people who aren't citizens or permanent residents, and by foreign corporations. The Toronto Real Estate Board previously found that 4.9 per cent of transactions in the Greater Toronto Area involved foreign buyers, which it said was a minimal amount and not detrimental to the housing market. The foreign buyer tax was one part of a 16-part housing plan the government introduced as the housing market in the Toronto area and beyond saw year-over-year price increases of over 30 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

garland creedle: Miami-Dade County, where more than half the population is foreign born, became the only big jurisdiction to give in to President Donald Trump's immigration order punishing so-called sanctuary cities that shield residents from federal immigration authorities, according to Metro News. Cities in California, Massachusetts and Washington have challenged Trump's executive order in court, and a federal judge blocked it in April, at least temporarily. The ACLU and other attorneys filed the lawsuit in Miami on behalf of a Honduran-born U.S. citizen who was held in jail without charges because an immigration officer had requested deportation proceedings. Garland Creedle was arrested March 12 in a case of alleged domestic violence and was due to be released March 13 on bail. Although Creedle is a U.S. citizen, attorneys behind the lawsuit argue that anyone held beyond the closing of a criminal case on an immigration detainer is being unlawfully detained. The 18-year-old was held an additional night on the detainer request before being released March 14 apparently after immigration authorities confirmed his citizenship. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

gender balance: You have to worry about the regional balances which the NDP is going to have to really worry about because they have very few rural and northern members, according to CBC. Then you have the gender balance, minorities, and all of the other issues. It is a very, very challenging task for a premier, Dosanjh told CBC's The Early Edition. Dosanjh, who represented the NDP as B.C.'s 33rd premier, and then the federal Liberals as minister of health, says Horgan will likely face pressure from some keener representatives. I always thought you never get lobbied because I never lobbied anybody for anything. Sometimes you do get lobbied, he said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rcmp: Sgt, according to Metro News. Mark Morehouse says the Welcome to Neepawa sign along the road on the way into town, several buildings and a legion wall were all vandalized with racist and vulgar graffiti over the long weekend. RCMP say they are beefing up patrols in Neepawa after racist graffiti was scrawled on the western Manitoba town's sign. Morehouse says the graffiti included racist slurs and profane language against the government and the Queen. Morehouse says this is the first time local RCMP have come across racist graffiti toward immigrants. He says RCMP have no idea why it was put there but they are investigating. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

land border: TODD HEISLER / The New York Times By Stephanie Levitz The Canadian Press Wed., July 5, 2017 OTTAWA A legal challenge is being launched against the Canada-U.S. agreement that governs where people can make asylum claims on either side of the border, according to Toronto Star. Three advocacy groups are throwing their support behind a woman being named only as E in asking the Federal Court to strike down the so-called Safe Third Country Agreement. As a result, there's been an influx of people crossing illegally into Canada in recent months. Under the deal, most people who make an asylum claim at the land border are denied entry; as a result, there's been an influx of people crossing illegally into Canada in recent months to file asylum claims. The federal Liberals have said they believe the deal does not need to be suspended or altered, as the asylum system in the United States is still functioning. Read more Ottawa urged to suspend refugee pact after U.S. court reinstates Trump's travel ban Article Continued Below Refugee claimants need safe access at U.S.-Canada border Cole Canadian lawyers call for change to Safe Third Country Agreement amid influx of refugees The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and the Canadian Council of Churches are among the many groups urging Canada to suspend the arrangement following major changes to U.S. immigration and refugee policy since the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. react-empty 156 But now they're asking the Federal Court to step in, arguing that sending claimants back to the U.S. is morally and legally wrong because it risks violating their basic rights. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

land border: Under the deal, most people who make an asylum claim at the land border are denied entry; as a result, there's been an influx of people crossing illegally into Canada in recent months to file asylum claims, according to CBC. The Canadian Council for Refugees, Amnesty International and the Canadian Council of Churches are among the many groups urging Canada to suspend the arrangement following major changes to U.S. immigration and refugee policy since the election of President Donald Trump. Three advocacy groups are throwing their support behind a woman being named only as E in asking the Federal Court to strike down the so-called Safe Third Country Agreement. But now they're asking the Federal Court to step in, arguing that sending claimants back to the U.S. is morally and legally wrong because it risks violating their basic rights. The litigant in the case is described as a Salvadoran woman who fled after being targeted by a gang and who believes she won't be protected in the U.S. It's not the first time the deal has been tested in court. Syrian woman stuck in limbo after crossing illegally Refugee who lost fingers to frostbite wins bid to stay in Canada The federal Liberals have said they believe the deal does not need to be suspended or altered, as the asylum system in the United States is still functioning. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

mexico city: Nine months later they're together again in two adjacent apartments in a working-class neighbourhood of eastern Mexico City, according to CTV. It hasn't always been easy adjusting to this megalopolis of 20 million-plus, with its crowded subway and unfamiliar, slang-heavy Spanish, but at least they're safe from the gangs rampaging back home. Laura Maria Cruz Martinez, another single mother and the nine kids in their care hurriedly threw clothing and personal items into bags and made for the border before dawn, their home abandoned with the furniture and appliances left in place. All eleven were recognized as refugees by Mexico in March and granted asylum, making them part of a growing wave of refugees from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala who are resettling here instead of trying to reach the United States, which many see as increasingly hostile. Under President Donald Trump, U.S. authorities have sought to ramp up immigration enforcement and decrease the number of refugees. The rise in refugee resettlement in Mexico has paralleled a decrease in immigration to the United States, with apprehensions by U.S. Border Patrol down sharply at the frontier - especially of unaccompanied children and families like Cruz's. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rohingya muslims: A tiny girl with big brown eyes, Rosmaida is 4 but barely the size of a 1-year-old, according to The Chronicle Herald. She wobbles unsteadily when she walks. Frail and severely malnourished, she looks a lot like every other underfed child here until you realize she's not really like any of them at all. Bones protrude through the flimsy skin of her chest. Half a decade after a brutal wave of anti-Muslim violence exploded in this predominantly Buddhist nation, forcing more than 120,000 Rohingya Muslims into a series of camps in western Myanmar, this is what the government's policy of persecution, segregation and neglect looks like up close. And while other kids her age chatter incessantly, Rosmaida is listless, only able to speak a handful of first words Papa. ''Mama. ''Rice. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sunday afternoon: Mark Morehouse said police received a report of the graffiti on Sunday afternoon, according to CTV. He said the Welcome to Neepawa' sign along the road on the way into town, two buildings at Riverbend Park where Canada Day celebrations took place, and a wall on the legion were all vandalized. Sgt. Morehouse said the graffiti includes racist slurs and profane language against the government and the Queen. He said RCMP are upping patrols right now as a result, and are asking citizens to keep an extra eye out. We have no idea no why it was put there, but we are trying to get to the bottom of it, said Morehouse. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

support labour: In a strategy that could spell trouble for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the party is now hoping its next leadership will appeal to the ethnic working-class voters who make up the core of Netanyahu's support, according to The Chronicle Herald. Labour still has a long way to go before returning to its former glory days as the movement that led Israel to independence in 1948 and dominated Israeli politics for three decades. A party primary on Tuesday chose two candidates of Middle Eastern heritage as finalists for next week's runoff, handily defeating a trio of established blue-bloods associated with the old guard. But both candidates for Labor leadership, Amir Peretz and Avi Gabbay, have made it clear that they are aiming to rebrand their party. Choosing me is a call to new constituencies saying 'We want you to join us.' The party's early leaders of European, or Ashkenazi, descent took a paternalistic attitude toward Jewish immigrants from Arabic-speaking countries in the Middle East and North Africa. You have proven that you are an open party that truly calls on new publics to join it, Gabbay, the seventh of eight children born to immigrants from Morocco, told his supporters after the first-round vote. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

zoo: The pandas, Meng Meng and Jiao Qing, landed in Berlin on June 24 and have been settling in at the zoo since, out of public view, according to Toronto Star. Merkel and Xi, who was visiting the German capital ahead of the Group of 20 summit that starts Friday, inaugurated the bears' glass-fronted compound. Axel Schmitt / The Associated Press By The Associated Press Wed., July 5, 2017 BERLIN Chinese President Xi Jinping officially presented two giant pandas to Berlin's zoo on Wednesday, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the bamboo-munching newcomers would be special ambassadors for the two countries. The pandas appeared unfazed by the celebrity welcome and placidly chewed bamboo as a red curtain was drawn back to reveal the zoo's newest residents. The pandas will be on loan from China for 15 years. Meng Meng and Jiao Qing's arrival in Germany was preceded by lengthy bilateral negotiations, since giant pandas are unique to China and sent abroad as diplomatic envoys. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

airlines feeling: Northern airlines feeling the strain as Canada faces shortage of 6,000 pilots Yellowknife wins exemption from temporary foreign worker hiring ban The strategy will serve as a blueprint for a territorial approach to optimizing immigration programs in the N.W.T. over the next five years, stated Alfred Moses, minister of Education, Culture and Employment, in a press release, according to CBC. Alfred Moses, minister of Education, Culture and Employment, says a new plan aims to increase the number of immigrants who settle in the N.W.T. CBC News The five-year strategy is to beef up the existing immigrant nominee program to encourage foreign nationals to settle in the territory, help increase the population, and fill jobs or create new ones. A report from the Conference Board of Canada says filling those positions will be a challenge for the N.W.T. On June 30, the Government of the Northwest Territories released a new immigration plan to help address the territory's potential labour shortage. The plan also includes a focus on bringing more francophone immigrants into the nominee program. The cost of the new program was not included in the press release. The details are not fleshed out, but they include ramping up marketing of the N.W.T. to the rest of the country and the world as a place to live and work, streamlining the application process, and improving support for those who move to the territory. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

canadian corporations: Despite the focus on foreign speculators, the government admitted it didn't have good data on their role in the market, so it also required homebuyers as of April 24 to give information about their residency and citizenship status, according to The Chronicle Herald. The government says today that data collected from April 24 to May 26 show 18,282 residential and agricultural properties were bought or acquired in the Greater Golden Horseshoe region. The 15 per cent tax is imposed on buyers in that area stretching from the Niagara Region to Peterborough who are not citizens, permanent residents or Canadian corporations. Of those transactions, it says about 4.7 per cent of the properties were bought or acquired by people who aren't citizens or permanent residents, and by foreign corporations. The Toronto Real Estate Board previously found that 4.9 per cent of transactions in the Greater Toronto Area involved foreign buyers, which it said was a minimal amount and not detrimental to the housing market. The foreign buyer tax was one part of a 16-part housing plan the government introduced as the housing market in the Toronto area and beyond saw year-over-year price increases of over 30 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

capital benefits: In this respect, Halifax has a key advantage over many other Canadian cities the diversity of the economy, according to The Chronicle Herald. This means that rather than relying on one single primary industry as the driver of growth in Halifax, there are multiple large sectors. The provincial capital benefits from being the regional centre for advanced education and health care, but it's the city's diversifiied economy that helps it hold its when compared to urban centres across Canada. In contrast to areas in Canada such as Calgary or St. It hangs largely on health care, social services, education and construction. John's which rely or relied on energy as their primary industry, Halifax is moderately balanced. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

darren calabrese: Rodgers, a veteran of Waterloo's tech startup scene, moved to the Nova Scotia capital a year ago with his wife and four kids, according to Toronto Star. They bought a big house on a quiet, tree-lined street a stone's throw from the ocean. Darren Calabrese / THE CANADIAN PRESS By Brett Bundale The Canadian Press Mon., July 3, 2017 Halifax is booming, its skyline awash with construction cranes, and Ontario native Jesse Rodgers can tell you why. The family bought a boat. The kids joined sports teams, and Rodgers coaches hockey in the winter, baseball in the summer. They eat supper together almost every night. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

group scenes: She doesn't know English, according to CBC. In her former country, she wore a uniform to school, and now she doesn't know what to wear. She's new to Canada. This is one of the stories of Hamilton's immigrant women in the new play We Are Not the Others one of 50 plays coming to the Hamilton Fringe Festival in July. The play intersperses monologues with group scenes, telling emotional and memorable stories of their experiences in Canada. In We Are Not the Others, playwright Izad Etemadi teams up with Mirna Carranza, a McMaster University professor of social work who conducted dozens of interviews with immigrant women. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

law school: When a friend of his called, the call was returned within minutes, according to Toronto Star. Why Well, my student's name was Mohamed. At the time, he said the move would 'assist in our fight to end discrimination and attain real equality in our country.' Melissa Renwick / Toronto Star By Faisal Kutty Tues., July 4, 2017 Having found the perfect rental property near the law school, a student of mine could not get a call back from the landlord despite repeatedly leaving messages. His friend used the name Joe. A CBC Marketplace segment from last year, for example, explored the idea of implicit bias affecting shoppers, apartment-seekers and job-hunters across Canada, finding that those with foreign-sounding names tended to face challenges that the Joes of the country did not. Many Canadians with non-Anglicized names can speak of similar experiences. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

qab elias: On Sunday, a fire ripped through another settlement near the town of Qab Elias, also killing one person, according to CTV. George Ketteneh, of Lebanon's Red Cross, says Tuesday's blaze erupted in the nearby Tal Sarhoun camp. It was the second such deadly fire to hit refugee encampments in eastern Lebanon amid soaring temperatures. Among those injured, seven were reported to be in critical condition. Also in the Bekaa Valley, four Syrians who were taken into custody in a sweeping security raid last week died of poor health, the Lebanese army said Tuesday. Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said 22 of the 185 tents in the informal settlement burned down. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tradition: Even though they are not Indigenous, Bashar Aldyab believes there are many commonalities between them and local Indigenous people, according to CBC. The Syrian culture is rich in tradition tradition is upheld by Indigenous people and they want to keep theirs alive for generations to come. The 12 friends have formed a soccer team to compete, and they're being welcomed by organizers and athletes. World Indigenous Nations Games open with ceremonies in Maskwacis Olympian reflects on reconciliation at World Indigenous Nations Games in Alberta We like to share our tradition with these people, said Aldyab. The Indigenous people because I feel we are also Indigenous people. I respect their traditions. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

tube video: Parc Safari says it has been the subject of hateful and racist comments since a You Tube video was posted on Sunday showing the prayers, according to The Chronicle Herald. A woman can be heard shouting, we are too conciliatory, while another says she is against prayers in public spaces. A Quebec zoo is defending itself after receiving criticism for allowing a group of Muslims to pray on its premises. Zoo management says the Muslims respected all the guidelines and would have been expelled had they not. It is in Hemmingford, about 70 kilometres south of Montreal. Parc Safari officials say the zoo is a multicultural location. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

christmas cd: The acts that performed in the Big Tent in Privateer Park on Sun., June 25 were varied but the crowd in attendance appreciated the variety and quality of the entertainment, according to The Chronicle Herald. The Festival got underway at 11 a.m. with the Nova Scotia Mass Choir. The festival has been a part of Privateer Days in Liverpool for a few years an advantage for both organizations. The choir celebrated its 25th birthday last year with the release of a Christmas CD. One of the songs performed at the festival was Emanuel, a song from the CD. Another song that was a hit with the audience was, Today I'm Going to Try and Change the World. The choir director explained that the choir is truly multicultural and multiracial with members from many cultural backgrounds and faiths. Toes were tapping and heads were nodding in time with the music. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

dairy farmers: It's thanks to a national 150,000 grant the Champions Fund which doles out funds to support budding girl athletes, according to Metro News. In its second year, the grant expanded by 50,000. Now, many of the girls are donning burkinis for a new swimming program. Last year, one of the 20 distributed grants went to Winnipeg's Newcomer Soccer and Multisport Academy, teaching newcomer youth, mostly from Syria, about physical literacy and sport. Since receiving the grant last fall, the program now offers many sports an important factor for newcomers, said Trono. In the last 10 months, we've really been able to ramp up the quality because of various supports, dairy farmers being one, said program creator Carolyn Trono. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Soccer team helping connect Toronto's Syrian refugees Humber College initiative teaches swimming to international students Newcomer children most affected by lack of health insurance The program started last year with a focus on soccer, where Trono noticed the boys coming to the floor with more advanced skills than the girls, who hadn't had the same exposure. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

hair hasn: Tomorrow is the 4th of July, 2036, and the great man now is 90, according to The Chronicle Herald. But his hair hasn't changed one iota. I was one of those folks who at first didn't appreciate America's Greatest President and undefeated five-time election winner President Donald J. Trump. His blondeness still defies time. But if anyone deserves a vacation, it's President Trump. Maybe Trump keeps his hair colour because he takes life easy. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

language: Pellerine has been working in the Middle East and Africa with populations of people he calls Migrant English Language Learners MELLs people who may find themselves working or studying in countries where English is the primary language, according to The Chronicle Herald. My main goal was to develop a teaching strategy using embedded visual arts he says. For Lower Sackville's Stephen Pellerine, he's using pictures to help his students become literate in one of the world's most difficult languages to learn English. I'd ask my students to take a digital camera and record a typical day in their lives. One of the positive results of this work was that his students picked up the English language more quickly than by using traditional literacy teaching techniques. Then I'd ask them to describe the things they photographed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.