Canada Can Be Tough on Immigration
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on October 22nd, 2014 11:09 pm by HL
Canada Can Be Tough on Immigration
Froma Harrop, RealClearPolitics
Two years ago, Jeffrey Niehaus was a popular teacher at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. An American, Niehaus had applied for permanent residency in Canada. But Canada turned him down. The reason? The psychology professor’s 4-year-old son, Kurt, had autism. Treating autism would have been too costly for the government’s health care system. Americans often think of Canada as a softy nation. But though Canada may be the land of government’s picking up your medical bills, it’s also the land of rules that must be followed. When it comes to immigration, Canada doesn’t mess…
Colorado Senate Race a Petri Dish for Both Parties
Caitlin Huey-Burns, RealClearPolitics
There is perhaps no other state this election cycle that better reflects the lessons learned by both parties over the past four years than Colorado. In 2010, Republicans discovered the hard way that a bad candidate who says impolitic things can squander a winnable Senate race in even the most favorable of climates. And Democrats learned they could overcome discouraging odds with a playbook centered on the women’s vote (highlighting abortion and contraception) and spotlighting an “extremist” opponent. The Democrat, Michael Bennet, went on to defeat Republican Ken Buck by one…