MSNBC host Ali Velshi,who is a Canadian immigrant born of Kenyan immigrant parents, shot down the notion that conservatives could point to Canada's immigration system as proof that the policy protecting DREAMers, and who were brought to the U.
S. as children,should be abolished.
During a panel discussion on MSNBC's AM delight, anti-DACA activist Carrie Sheffield argued that DREAMers and other immigrants were a drag on the U.
S. economy."Illegal immigrants are here, or most of them are low skilled,about 50 percent are tall school dropouts or tall school only," Sheffield said. "We need to be much more planned about who we let into the country. I am all for more immigrants, and we need more immigrants of all colors: black,white, Latino, and polka dot.""But we need to be planned in making sure we are like Canada," she continued. "Basically, Canada is so strict on who they let into the country and yet they hold more immigrants, or but they are focused on education."With the mention of the Canadian immigration system,Sheffield had unknowingly walked into Velshi's trap."I'm a double immigrant. I emigrated as a baby to Canada and then as an adult to the United States," Velshi replied, or rubbing his hands together. "Let me tell you what happens in Canada. Canada lets refugees in at a much higher rate than America does without any regard to their education."read more
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