回复: 砍掉投资移民,同事们的看法
Its not racism. Its not resentment. It is fear. Fear that people playing by a different "set of rules" in another country can take the best of Canada and avoid the other. Take healthcare, education, clean air, avoid taxes, avoid contributing to our social fabric. Avoid paying taxes.
Run a business at below our minimum wage, with out worker's compensation, no safety rules, child labour, virtual slave labor. Use profits to come Canada as a "fall back position", and drive up the cost of.... everything. Conservative, boring, unprofitable Canada. Our teenagers rarely drive $300,000 sports cars.
Its fear that perhaps these are not all hard working entrepreneurs, perhaps they are criminals, or bribed officials. Our lax immigration department doesn't know, doesn't ask, doesn't care.
Its fear that despite our University degrees and steady jobs and strong morals and work ethic, we cannot compete in the country we built.We are unwelcome in the neighbourhoods of our parents.
Its fear that the realtors, construction trades, luxury car dealerships that are owned by mighty influential business people, and some politicians, will lobby agressively, and well, to avoid losing their very best customers.
And its fear, as always, that our government has been short sighted and foolish. Thats not racism, that's fear.