It’s time to regularize undocumented workers in Canada
A few years ago, a group of organizations released a study about undocumented people who live in Canada. The study, which was financed by the Labour International Union of North America, LIUNA Local 183, and published in 2005, reached the conclusion that there were between 300,000 and 500,000 undocumented workers in Canada. Today, various sources consider that this number could be well above 1 million people. Over recent years, and particularly during electoral campaigns, one of the things that has been clear is that there will be no amnesty for undocumented workers. The explanation from the government of the day has always been that providing amnesty would cause the very problem they are trying to prevent. However, no organization is asking for a general amnesty, but rather a regularization program based on merit. The governments’ position is also contradictory given the need to attract new immigrants to maintain the required level of the Canadian population. It’s also absurd to deport undocumented workers since they help keep industries afloat.
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