{"id":30746,"date":"2014-11-06T23:19:41","date_gmt":"2014-11-06T15:19:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=30746"},"modified":"2015-02-01T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-01T03:11:16","slug":"conservative-immigration-policies-making-canada-less-welcoming-for-filipinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/11\/06\/conservative-immigration-policies-making-canada-less-welcoming-for-filipinos\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative immigration policies making Canada less welcoming for Filipinos"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_19586\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19586\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-visa-immigration.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-19586\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-visa-immigration.jpg\" alt=\"ShutterStock image\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-visa-immigration.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/canada-visa-immigration-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ShutterStock image<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Changes to the live-in caregivers program show that Conservative immigration policies are closing Canada\u2019s borders to Filipinos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConservative cabinet ministers have long been saying that the number of live-in caregivers is \u2018out of control\u2019 in this country,\u201d said NDP Multiculturalism Critic Andrew Cash (Davenport). \u201cThey\u2019re now targeting the Filipino community by arbitrarily capping permanent residence applications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The arbitrary cap could mean that almost 1500 fewer caregivers will have the opportunity to apply for permanent residency, compared to the old system.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we\u2019ve seen in other immigration categories, arbitrarily capping applications doesn\u2019t clear backlogs,\u201d added Cash. \u201cThe Conservative\u2019s piecemeal and risky approach to immigration is making Canada a less welcoming place for Filipinos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Democrats, under the leadership of Tom Mulcair, will fight these changes and will work to make sure live-in caregivers are treated with respect and dignity.<\/p>\n<p><em>Released November 3, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTTAWA \u2013 Changes to the live-in caregivers program show that Conservative immigration policies are closing Canada\u2019s borders to Filipinos. \u201cConservative &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":19586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1482,18,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking","category-news-ca","category-immigration","mauthors-press-release-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30746"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30746\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}