ONCE again the federal government is cautiously
approaching the issue of immigration control. You will
cecall recommendations produced last summer by a
three-person review committee suggested skilled immi-
grants and so-called “investors” be proficient in
English or French, that the Immigration and Refugee
Board’s work (a patronage trough) be done by civil
servants and that the points system under which inde-
pendent immigrants are assessed be abolished. The
fallout was noisy and last week Lmmigration Minister
Lucienne Robillard released a report that signals how
scared the geverninent is of alienating the immigrant vote. What we are now look-
ing at (end of this year, maybe not until 2000) is administrative change rather than
a complete rethink. Key proposais would zase the reuniting of immigrant families;
expand the definition of family to include same-sex and common-law couples; clas-
sify dependent children as up to 22 years old (up from 19); remove restrictions on
seriously ill spouses and children; classify entire occupation sectors as in “short sup-
ply” allowing “temporary” workers to enter Canada without iavestigation; and
place less emphasis on the occupation of the immigrant and more on a general level
of education, experience, language and transferable skills. The only restrictions
reportedly to be considered are elimination of family sponsorships if immigrants
have failed to live up to previous sponsorships and the climination of deportation
appeals for convicted sericus criminals.

NORTH SHORE DEMOGRAPHICS

YES
16%
11%
1S%
13%
13%
24%

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NO NO DON’T
OPINION KNOW
79% 0% 5%
81% 0% 8%
76% 0% 9%
84% O% 3%
81% 0% 1
70% 0% 6%
Central and Upper Lonsdale 14% 76% 0% IG
Lynn Valley N& 86% 0% 3%

Blueridge/Deep Cove 12% 70% O% 18%

TOTAL. ..... 14% 78% 0% 8%

Horseshoe Bay
Dundarave/Ambleside
British Properties

~ _Norgate/Pemberton Heights
Cxpilano/Delbrook Highlands
Lower Lonsdale

Gary Yetman

North Vancouver

E think the appeal should be
allowed. That person should
have the right to stay pro-
viding they can show proof
of rehabilitation. Bur mess
up again and it’s “See you
later — no coming back.”

Mostafa Lemdersi-Filalai
North Vancouver

If vou commit a crime, vou
commit a crime and regard-
less you have to pay for it.
Bue ic depends what the
crime is. There are things
that can be forgiven but
some crimes the victim will
never understand.

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David Garrard

North Vancouver

The law should state this is
what will happen and then
follow through. If they stay
in our fails it just casts the
citizens money.

Slowly all the bad guys are
moving up here and this
province is the weakest in
Canada in terms of sentenc-
ing any of them.

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