[Politics] The New York Times: One in five Canadians is an immigrant..and the people welcome more

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Canada is witnessing a wave of immigration that may be the largest in its history, as the number of immigrants exceeded what the country witnessed during the European settlement in the indigenous lands at the beginning of the 20th century and the wave of immigration that followed the Second World War, according to the American newspaper "New York Times".

 

 

 

A report issued by Statistics Canada this week revealed that the number of immigrants in Canada reached 23% of the country's total po[CENSORED]tion this year, the highest percentage since 1867, according to the New York Times report.

Statistics Canada estimates that immigrants could make up 29% to 34% of Canada's total po[CENSORED]tion over the next 19 years, if current immigration patterns continue and Canada's birth rate continues to decline.

The New York Times report - prepared by its correspondent from Canada, Ian Austin - highlighted that opinion polls indicate that most Canadians welcome immigrants despite the increasing numbers flowing into their country, unlike what is happening in many European countries and in the United States, which is witnessing an increasing political division over immigration to it. .

"There is a growing realization (by Canadians) of the importance of immigration to the economy and the country's need for immigrants," said Keith Newman, a senior researcher at the Environics Institute for Survey Research, a non-profit polling organization. .

The New York Times indicated that a survey conducted by the Environics Institute revealed a high level of support for immigration among Canadians, with 69% of those surveyed saying they did not agree with the opinion that Canada receives too many immigrants, while 58% expressed their desire to That Canada opens its doors to more immigrants to increase its po[CENSORED]tion.

The poll also revealed that this positive view of immigration included the state of Quebec, despite its adoption of a law prohibiting public employees and officials at work from wearing religious symbols, a move that many considered targeting Muslim immigrants.

 

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