I promised last week that I would come today with other solutions to help solve the immigration problem in Quebec and Canada. Something promised, something due.
But before we modestly suggest some possible solutions, it must be said that the simplest would be to lower all immigration thresholds and, in particular, to set a maximum annual refugee quota.
These mitigation measures can be taken by the federal government, but they are not taken for ideological reasons, especially for refugees. Reasons very similar to the sayings of the priests back then to love others with other people's money.
This idealism is running up against a very harsh reality: the federal government's excessive immigration generosity is coming at the expense of the Canadian and Quebec people. For example, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the mass construction of cheap housing will be impossible for a very long time. There is a lack of data on the impact of abusive immigration on schools and the healthcare system. However, the situation here will only improve in many years and only if the annual number of immigrants falls.
But at least federal elected officials appear willing to discuss the perverse effects of the uncontrolled immigration they encourage. They even agree to reduce certain categories of immigrants.
With that in mind, here are three solutions that could be discussed.
Minor children
Firstly, underage refugees often present themselves at the borders. It is obvious that sending a child abroad alone in the hope that he or she will receive refugee status somewhere and that the rest of the family will follow is a cruel form of child exploitation.
The parents of unaccompanied minors arriving in Quebec and Canada should be charged with child abandonment and, if appropriate, given a criminal record following a verdict.
Therefore, parents of unaccompanied children could no longer be admitted to Quebec and Canada. We can bet that fewer minors would show up at the borders alone.
Cash cows
Secondly, we must prevent the regular sending of money from Canada abroad. This practice harms the Canadian economy and encourages the exploitation of Canada by immigrants.
Canada could decide to tax the sending of money abroad if the number of individual transactions exceeds a certain number per person per year. The government could even set a general cap on transfers for the countries where the recipients of these funds are based.
Therefore, some immigrants would be less inclined to come here to use Quebec and Canada as cash cows.
Wrong schools
Third, the government could require schools to obtain special permission before accepting foreign students to prevent the proliferation of bogus schools that serve as a gateway for people who do not have the qualifications required in various sectors of the economy. This revocable permit would only be renewed after an annual inspection.