The Canadian Federal Immigration Minister, Marc Miller, announced the government's decision to provide permanent residency to over 20,000 individuals waiting to move to Quebec to be with their loved ones, despite Quebec's self-imposed immigration cap of 10,000 applicants. This move, aimed at speeding up family reunification, contradicts Quebec's firm stance on its immigration cap. Miller criticized the practice of linking housing issues to the influx of refugees and immigrants, stating, “It is unhealthy to link housing to the volume of people that are coming here to seek refuge and asylum, equally unhealthy to relate it to immigrants.”
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Federal Immigration Minister Marc Miller says his government will provide permanent residency to more than 20,000 people waiting to move to Quebec to be with their loved ones, regardless of the province's self-imposed cap of 10,000 applicants. https://t.co/rrQIRYMGdk .
“It is unhealthy to link housing to the volume of people that are coming here to seek refuge and asylum, equally unhealthy to relate it to immigrants.” - Canadian Minister of Immigration https://t.co/m3aLSxX8Wj