What’s often framed as an “international student crisis” is less about migration numbers than labour. As Canadian universities become revenue engines and work rules shift with market needs, international students are channelled into Canada’s most precarious jobs, propping up low-wage sectors and exposing how exploitation is built into immigration policy itself.
  • ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca
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    20 days ago

    Odd to acknowledge it’s greedy capitalists then say progressives defend it because of the boost to the economy.

  • twopi@lemmy.caEnglish
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    18 days ago

    The slogan doesn’t make sense.

    The whole point of temp work is that you work for a period of time. It’s a misrepresentation if it’s meant for permanent settlement.

    The thing is corporations are abusing the temp worker system and giving these guys false promises.

    Rather than a spontaneous influx of opportunistic newcomers, the recent growth in international student numbers reflects a carefully engineered labour strategy.

    I’d argue it’s both. They are opportunists and it is an engineered labour strategy. Both sides are to blame.

    This piece paints those international students as completely ignorant when there is defitetly a portion that only see student status as a stepping stone to permanent residency.

    Furthermore, they want to go to Canada/US because it’s rich. If Canada/US were not rich places they’d go somewhere else.

    The difference between China and India is that Chinese international students become CEOs of Chinese companies while Indian international students become CEOs of American companies.

    This shows a failure of government as well.