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> This has been debunked again and again[1].

The blog post you've linked is titled "Why immigration doesn't reduce wages", which I think is an absurd claim to make. The author seems more interested in owning "anti-immigration people" than actually proving that thesis. Citing a handful of studies does not conclusively prove that immigration is never and can never have negative effects.

The article also does not seem relevant to Canada whatsoever. You don't think that the massive lines for a handful of minimum wage job postings are in any way impacting local job markets? Does Tim Hortons abusing the TFW program help or harm the local job market?

The Canadian economy is a ponzi-scheme dependant on bringing in an accelerating number of immigrants every year and saddling them with debt.



The demographics suggest that they need young people to work many minimum wage jobs. Indeed these holes are filled by Indian and other immigrants like myself who live well below median Canadian lifestyles (e.g. 5 people sharing a 2 bedroom house). The tricky question is whether this is a net positive for Canada or not. My guess is the answer is not that simple or straightforward.




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