Record Opposition To Immigration In Canada
Immigration is rapidly becoming a major issue in the Great White North and there is an unprecedented level of opposition to immigration.
The report from the Angus Reid Institute analyzes polling data going back to 1975 to show that, throughout that period, a relatively constant number of Canadians — around one in four — have always said they think immigration levels should be decreased, while support for keeping levels the same has tended to be slightly higher. Only about 10 per cent of Canadians have supported increasing the levels during that time...
A survey conducted in late July by the Angus Reid Institute, however, does show a spike in opposition to immigration, which the organization says coincides with “more frequent and increasingly fraught conversations about policy regarding immigration and migration to Canada.”...
Of course, there is another way to look at this. Despite the relatively constant support for maintaining the "current levels" of immigration in Canada, immigration has been so great over the last few decades that Canada has been completely transformed. Canada will be majority non-white within twenty years. ...
What is the point of democracy if you don't have any say about the fundamental direction of your country?