Thread: Mexicans Trying to Steal Jobs In Toronto, Canada

At least the unions there see them stealing jobs from Canadians and the health and safety hazards they pose. They will not go to Quebec as the French Canadians would not cater to Spanish speaking at all.

http://www.torontosun.com/News/TorontoA ... 6-sun.html

Wed, January 9 / 08

Alleged scam brings Mexican workers to T.O.They come as refugees and take jobs from Canucks
By TOM GODFREY, SUN MEDIA


Federal officials are looking into an alleged immigration scam that's sending hundreds of Mexicans to Toronto as bogus refugees so they can earn good money working at construction sites within hours of touching down.

Canadian officials said large ads are being placed by unscrupulous immigration consultants in Spanish-language newspapers advising Mexicans to come here to work since the U.S. has closed its doors. Mexicans do not require a visa to travel here.

Officials said one ad shows the Toronto skyline and boasts that Canada is "voted the No. 1 country in the world for living four years in a row."

For a fee, the Mexicans are told who to call for jobs and accommodation upon arrival as refugees at Pearson airport, immigration officials said.

Cosmo Mannella of Local 183 of the Labourers International Union of North America said the Mexicans take away jobs from Canadians, and pose health and safety risks on job sites because of language or other barriers.



"There has been a large increase in the number of Hispanic people working in the residential sector," Mannella said yesterday. "We need more workers but getting them this way is bad for the country and industry."

Union officials said most of the so-called refugees go to work for small construction or renovation firms where few questions are asked.

Mannella said the union has been calling for visa restrictions to be imposed on Mexico and its members met with Immigration Minister Diane Findlay last May to have the abuse stopped.

Immigration spokesman Karen Shadd-Evelyn said the refugee system is not meant to help people find work here.

"Making a refugee claim is not a quick and easy way to enter the country," she said. "The refugee system is there for those with a well-founded fear of persecution."

She said only about 13% of Mexican claimants are accepted as refugees. About 5,000 Mexicans filed claims last years.

Her officials will be monitoring the system for possible abuse.

The union has signed up about 10,000 failed refugees in Toronto as members and are trying to get them status, Mannella said. He said many of the Mexicans end up getting exploited by shady contractors or undercutting others for jobs.

Union business agent Michael O'Brien said there are about 70 agents who travel to job sites and check the status of workers.

"If they don't have papers, we stop them from working and send them home," he said. "This is a huge problem and we have a lot of people coming and going."

Norma Kimmins of the Ontario Home Builders Association said the housing market is still strong and there's still a need for labour in the province.

What does Canada think will happen when we have the North American Union. Bad Idea for all of us it would appear. We will all be bogged down trying to keep Mexico's corrupt governmant afloat. Obviously Mexican's would rather run and flee then stay and fight for their own country, They would rather run and try to cause trouble and change laws in other countries. Carpetbaggers?

No way! Mexicans are only doing the jobs Canadians won't do!

Somehow I have the feeling that Canada will not put up with these invaders! They're smarter than our government and they will nip it in the bud! On the other hand, Canada's population is only around 34M...maybe we could send them 38M more illegals to even out the playing field.

One thing you will find in Ontario is many ethnics stay within similar jobs. Construction jobs are mostly done by Italians on larger projects and the unions also consist of many Italians. They will not welcome most others. It was that way when I lived up there and from what I hear from friends ot is still the same.

What is happening in Mexico that they would have 'refugees'?

Maybe I don't understand all the possible reasons for one being a refugee.

They aren't refugees. They have a worthless government, and the majority of it's people lack any form of intelligence or the ability to lead. The government is writing maps and devising all kinds of schemes to get rid of them.

They are a cesspool of lawless, brainless co-dependency and it's long past time to seal our borders before our resources are depleted and our country is totally destroyed.

The French Canadian influence in Quebec and British in Ontario will not tolerate it. Many French Canadians come down to Florida and have seen first hand what they have caused here. It doesn't help when the hispanics who speak spanish in public give those speaking french dirty looks when they are in South Florida.