Immigrants are modern reality: there is no survival without them

We are living in a world which is turning into a global village day by day. Communication technologies have changed the general psyche of young minds all over the world. Globalization has not moved merchandise from one corner of the world to another but it has opened gates for productive forces to move from one country to other. Now, a Techie working in New Delhi knows about his work and productivity and relative remuneration in Silicon. A Teacher/Nurse/Accountant knows about their salaries in different parts of the world. We have seen a massive traffic of merchandise and work force as well. It’s not possible to control only one way traffic anymore. It was possible only in the traditional British imperial era. Now the floating work force is an accepted reality worldwide. It’s also a fall out of the uneven development model which is chosen by different governments of the world.

According to a recent report from United Nations, there are 214+ million immigrants in the present world which is 64 million (43%) more from 150 million in 2000. Immigrants constitute 3.1 % of the total population of the world which was 2.9% in 1990. Almost 15 to 20% of these immigrants are illegal worldwide.

At the present, no government is able to control immigration. The basic cause of this drive is the rising aspiration of the people because they want to live a peaceful, stable and prosperous life. Because of the economic disparity and profound access to information through media and communication gadgets, people don’t want to live in a world of stark disparities. USA attracts maximum influx of immigrants from Mexico whose per capita income is $8920 in comparison to per capita income of USA which is $47,240. We have the same scenario in Europe. Spain attracts massive influx of immigrants from Morocco which is only 12 miles away from its shores because of the stark differences between the per capita incomes. People with $2790 per capita income try to sneak legally or illegally to a land of $31,870 per capita income even at the risk of their lives.

In light of the facts above, Canada, being a strong member of G8 cannot live without immigrants due to its massive resources, area and less population however it does not face the threat of illegal immigrants as the other big economies of the world are facing. The credit goes to geographical conditions and to the immigration policies as well.

Why can’t we make this place more suitable for Immigrants? It’s a fact that we cannot sustain without immigrants, so it’s an imminent call to make Canada a better place for them and remove all its scorns in the way of an immigrant’s life.

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