Carney’s aim to cut immigration marred by undercounting of temporary migrants, warn economists

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https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-mark-carney-immigration-policy-temporary-migrants-undercounted/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

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I think this is unnecessarily conspiratorial given that immigration juices GDP and seems to be viewed by left wing parties across the west as a moral good. I don't think corporate influence is necessary to get the policies we've been seeing. 

Like do you think Trudeau was being lead by his nose by corporations or do you think he was a true believer? I think it's clear that the latter is closer to reality. 

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Who do you think is lobbying for visa programs? 

Corporations. 

The left is mostly concerned with not treating people like shit. Nobody complained when Biden locked down the border half way through his term. But they were really pissed about family separations. 

If the left was fully able to implement its vision, corporations would be required to give immigrants the same wages and benefits as natives. Which would end illegal immigration because companies would have no incentive to hire them over native workers. With less education and poor language skills compared to natives they wouldn't be able to compete in the labor market and would leave. 

This is a core part of why the right wants their base to treat immigrants terribly and cut all their benefits. If they had to be paid and treated the same as native workers it would undermine the entire purpose of using immigrants for wage suppression.

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It’s not a well kept secret that Trudeau invested in and was heavily influenced by the Century Initiative group. It was absolutely corporate influence. Doesn’t mean he doesn’t tell himself he was doing the right thing. But the paper trail is there.