Reflection Blog

       Looking back at all that I learned in the blogs posted about immigrants and refugees, I have noticed a trend. In today's society and years back, immigrants are thought of as bad. During times in the Industrial Revolution, immigrants were forced to use hard labour to make a dollar for themselves and their family. Children were forced to work as well and treated poorly. Now, people have to travel to different countries in order to get opportunities that will benefit them more than if they stayed where they were. 

       Even though Canada brings many opportunities for immigrants and refugees, it is a hard process to be considered to be a Canadian citizen. There is paperwork that must be filled out, health examinations and much more that an immigrant must go through in order to be considered. Once an immigrant comes to Canada, it seems as though they are not considered to be good people by Canadian born citizens. Many Canadians think that immigrants are stealing their jobs and free health care and do not see the positives in immigration. The government may be at fault for this, but to everything there are ups and downs. 

       Doing these blogs helped me to understand the criticism that immigrants and refugees given by Canadian citizens. With a topic as touchy as this one, it goes on the saying "don't judge a book by its cover." These people come to Canada hoping for a better life, and we continually judge them by what has happened in some cases, like people getting laid off or unemployment. An open mind needs to be kept with this topic, and other people need to be considered in life.

-Alannah