Migrants are being checked by police at the Canadian border near Hemmingford, Quebec.
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Delays in applications, housing shortages, pressure to adapt: it sounds familiar, but is criticized in the country, many of which find its immigration policy exemplary. There is also criticism of the way migrants are treated in Canada.
WIf there were a popularity contest between nations, only one would win it time and time again: Canada. Almost no other country attracts so many German tourists and is so politically popular. People love flying to the United States, but especially in the Trump era, politicians and journalists have made it clear that they reject the then-U.S. president. Canada, on the other hand, is considered a model – particularly when it comes to immigration policy.
Before the adoption of the new law on the immigration of skilled workers, Federal Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser and Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil confirmed in Ottawa how much could be learned there. Recently, the good image of Canadians has been undermined because the media has reported increasingly critically on the way crimes against indigenous peoples are handled. But especially when it comes to migration policy, politicians and the media have a positive outlook on this North American country. The image: Canadians are particularly good at selecting and integrating immigrants.
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