The Increase of Immigrants

Hyuna
EAP2 B
Summary and Response #2

In Maxim Jean-Louis’s article, “Immigrants are Canada's Future,” the author states that today Canada has the highest rate of immigration in the world. The author also means that the Canadian population will show a tendency to increase from now on. Next, the author discusses whether the increase of immigrants brings benefits or damages in Canada. The author states that some immigrants have poor language skills. It is one of the problems, so the government is offering to help the language skills of immigrants. In addition, the author claims that multiculturalism can influence good advantages economically by immigrants. Lastly, the author states that Canada has to make a special public establishment and valuable educational facilities for immigrants. It is clear that Canada’s immigrants are necessary because Canada needs the high population.

First, when people immigrate to another country, they have to go with their family because of the increase of the population. It means that if there are many young couples, population will increase because of their children. On the other hand, if single people immigrate to another country, maybe they will think about their success without marriage. Then, this situation brings an aging society. However, if single people think about a marriage, this problem will not matter. Therefore, many groups of the family should immigrate into the country to increase the population.

Secondly, if there are many immigrants, they will help economic development. Canada’s government can easily obtain much manpower from low wages. It means that an employer can employ people cheaply. Immigrants’ money will also help and solve economic problems. Then, Canada will become a fast-growing economy. Therefore, Canada should admit more foreign people.

Finally, the problem of racial discrimination should shrink in Canada because of many immigrants. It should become like Brazil’s system. According to the Commission on Human Rights (Glèlè­Ahanhanzo, 1995), “Racism does not exist in Brazil. Brazil is the country with the second largest number of Blacks in the world, after Nigeria. Brazil is a multiracial country and a multiracial democracy; it is not like the United States, or like South Africa under apartheid; it has no tradition of racial hatred” (Para. 28). It means that Canada will be a good country for non-white people to live without distinction. Then, more immigrants will immigrate to Canada than now. Therefore, Canada’s population will increase continually.

In conclusion, these reasons will help to make the increase of the population in Canada. However, if a government does not think about these reasons, Canada’s population shortage will continue to get worse. Therefore, Canada should have a lot of immigrants for Canada’s economy and Canada should know what they have to do about immigrants.

References

Jean-Louis, M. (2007, March 17). Immigrants are Canada's Future. Sudbury Star. Retrieved July 16, 2007, from LexisNexis.

Glèlè­Ahanhanzo, M. (1995, January 23). Implementation of the Programme of Action for the Third Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination. Retrieved July 16, 2007, from http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/commission/country52/72-add1.htm