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I'm surprised above comment hasn't been downvoted to oblivion. It can come across as cold/racist/nationalistic, but it is something that needs to be debated out in open.

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Why would it be racist or nationalistic? Canada is very open to educated and wealthy migrants from all cultural / ethnic backgrounds and I appreciate it. Likewise, poor Migrants from Germany are just as undesirable als poor Africans. It's an indisputable fact that they will have less poverty this way.

My comment will be downvoted anyway. Simply because some people don't like facts that are in the way of their ideological facade.

What about the 25,000 Syrian refuges we brought in over the past few years?

Refugees are different. They don't fall under the regular immigration rules.

I would describe it as a Culture War grenade. Throw a grenade behind you, don't look back. Doesn't cost much to the thrower.

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