tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post114294237025862490..comments2023-12-24T00:17:40.700-05:00Comments on Dissonance And Disrespect: Deported To OportoLoyalisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15077915661688419630noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11453282.post-1143473797105640442006-03-27T10:36:00.000-05:002006-03-27T10:36:00.000-05:00Hello LoyalistThis is the sort of debate that we c...Hello Loyalist<BR/><BR/>This is the sort of debate that we can expect to see more of I'm sure. <BR/><BR/>Your points about the necessity of having DOCUMENTED workers/immigrants is rightly accepted. And while I have studied immigration policy during my 2 year M.A in Public Administration and International Affairs, this is a case where policy can be problematic in practice. In the present situation, as you pointed out, most of these Portuguese immigrants are fully contributing to the booming construction industry and filling positions with SKILLED labour. I would much prefer to see skilled non-documented individuals contributing to society through legal actions (versus criminal activity); rather than documented, and even Canadian citizens living off the social assistance system with no end in sight, or engaging in illegal criminal activity. Having spent two years studying public policy, I am shocked how policy continues to be formulated with little or no thorough examination of what is occuring in practice, and "on the ground" , so to speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com