[kEiThZ]

Cast a wide net to seek out the best candidates from anywhere. Our own government recently advised DFAIT to look beyond India for international students. I assume this isn't based on racism, but more a wish to look more globally for the best candidates.

Why does what they look like matter to you? I'm suggesting that Canada cast a wide net for the best international students, rather than just focusing on India and China. As I said above, let's look at Africa where there are millions of young people, and yes let's also look to Pakistan, Bangladesh, Malaysia, Singapore, why would you not?

Canada can definitely benefit from what ICE is doing, and we should invite qualified international students in the USA to transfer to Canada.

You don't seem to know how student immigration works. GAC (not DFAIT anymore) isn't much involved in marketing for schools. They simply advise on, and execute the immigration process. The schools market themselves. And they'll naturally go to the places with the largest market. This is how business works. And we've (unfortunately) let postsecondary become very much a business. Their concern is revenue. Not output quality.

If you imposed country quotas, you wouldn't get better students. You'd trade lower middle class South Asians and Chinese scheming for residency through student visas with European or African or Latin American lower classes doing the same.

If you want to improve the quality of the foreign student cohort, the way to do it, isn't country quotas, it's controlling for the type of skills we actually need (no more BS marketing diplomas), better integration requirements (much higher language standards for example), etc.

 

[Admiral Beez]

1. You don't seem to know how student immigration works.
2. If you want to improve the quality of the foreign student cohort, control for the type of skills we actually need

I agree on both points.

 

[PinkLucy]

On the topic of the recent criticism about a *gasp* Muslim legal immigrant, now a citizen, daring to win an election in NYC

 

[Mihairokov]

Why does what they look like matter to you?

Why does what country they come from matter to you?

I'm suggesting that Canada cast a wide net for the best international students, rather than just focusing on India and China.

We already do this. What makes you think we're not?

 

[picard102]

While much of this lays at the feet of Joe Biden

Imagine blaming Joe Biden, is this a joke?

 

[kEiThZ]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1938639196328952121

But Iran isn't doing anything to us right?

 

[Admiral Beez]

Imagine blaming Joe Biden, is this a joke?

You don't need to imagine anything. Many progressives and liberal-minded people blame Biden for bringing about the second coming of Trump and all his hate, racism and chaos. The man and his circle deceived Americans of his mental competence, at the last minute he appoints an unpopular successor instead of calling for an early competitive convention, and seemed to have zero control over the record number of illegal entries at the southern border, all while ignoring American's apparent turn away from progressive identity issues. Wrongly or so, Americans also blamed Biden for record inflation and huge increases to the cost of living. It's as if Biden was priming the pump for Trump's campaign. Do you not hold Biden at all responsible for what's happening now? IMO, he's the one guy who may have played a big role in preventing this.

 

[picard102]

You don't need to imagine anything. Many progressives and liberal-minded people blame Biden for bringing about the second coming of Trump and all his hate, racism and chaos.

Those people are just as laughable. A group of fools doesn't make a their beliefs right.

 

[picard102]

But Iran isn't doing anything to us right?

Are we Scotland?

 

[PinkLucy]

You don't need to imagine anything. Many progressives and liberal-minded people blame Biden for bringing about the second coming of Trump and all his hate, racism and chaos. The man and his circle deceived Americans of his mental competence, at the last minute he appoints an unpopular successor instead of calling for an early competitive convention, and seemed to have zero control over the record number of illegal entries at the southern border.

Let’s discuss the current incumbent’s mental competence. His public ramblings and musings whenever a microphone presents itself are far worse than any stumble Biden ever made. And then there are the 30 overnight ranting raving posts a few days ago.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

The weird thing here is that you know they would if this ever existed...

Supreme Court Rules 6-3 To Open Evil Tomb Of Batibat

WASHINGTON—Despite polls that show the American public overwhelmingly supports keeping the ancient burial chamber sealed, the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Friday to pry open the evil tomb of Batibat, a vengeful spirit who haunts the dream space of her victims and suffocates them in their sleep. The...

theonion.com

/sigh

 

[picard102]

Seeing as you edited 5 mins after I posted a response.

The man and his circle deceived Americans of his mental competence,

Source?

at the last minute he appoints an unpopular successor instead of calling for an early competitive convention,

Unpopular by 1.5%.

and seemed to have zero control over the record number of illegal entries at the southern border,

Due to republicans and Trump blocking legislation to deal with the border.

Wrongly or so

Yes, wrongly.

Do you not hold Biden at all responsible for what's happening now?

No. This is the same right wing nonsense around the world, blaming incumbent progressives for global economic issues that resulted from a global pandemic. A pandemic that in the US was mismanaged by Trump.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Let’s discuss the current incumbent’s mental competence. His public ramblings and musings whenever a microphone presents itself are far worse than any stumble Biden ever made. And then there are the 30 overnight ranting raving posts a few days ago.

When my kids were little in the early 2000s I remember saying to my wife that they'll be free of the Boomers' domination of politics, that by the time they're our age, they'll be gone. But damn, my kids kids are in their 20s now, and these old buggers keep on trucking.

 

[kEiThZ]

Are we Scotland?

We aren't the US or Israel or Iran either. But people sure get worked up about news from those places too even though it has little to no impact on most Canadians.

In this case, Iran covertly supporting separatist movements is actually quite relevant to Canada.

 

[UtakataNoAnnex]

In this case, Iran covertly supporting separatist movements is actually quite relevant to Canada.

Danielle Smith's meeting abroad was in Mar-a-Lago not Tehran though...