Anti-immigrant sentiment is surging in Canada, with politicians and far-right pundits blaming newcomers for crises in housing, health care, and unemployment. But these problems stem from policy failure and inequality, not immigration. Scapegoating immigrants diverts attention from the real causes and fuels racism at a time when solidarity is most needed.
I’m sick of this lazy, ugly scapegoating. Blaming newcomers for high rents, “strained” services, or unemployment is just a convenient dodge by politicians who refuse to take on landlords, corporations, and a decade of rotten policy choices. Want a real enemy? Housing as a speculative asset, underfunded public services, and exploitative labour practices. Not people trying to build a life here.
The disinfo about immigrants “stealing jobs” or being subsidized is just that, disinfo. Temporary worker programs and low-wage labour are set up by employers to depress wages, and immigrants often end up doing the work Canadians don’t want because of how the system is structured. If anything, immigrants keep communities and economies afloat, they are not the root cause of these crises.
Hold politicians accountable instead of feeding xenophobia. Tax speculation, build social housing, strengthen labour rights, and actually fund healthcare and education. If we’re not calling out the real culprits, we’re just handing fascists talking points and letting racism spread. That should piss everyone off.
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