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Connexions CalendarREUNITE: Families for Families in DetentionFebruary 16, 2015 Canadian Immigration policy divides families. Only 5,000 parents or grandparents are admissible under family sponsorship, and their families must meet a minimum income bracket which is extremely high. Migrant workers come here to work, but cannot bring their families with them, even those that come to take care of children here in Canada. Parents held in indefinite detention are given the impossible choice of either giving their children up to social services or keeping them in detention. Federal immigration's limited definition of what a family is means that many of us can never unite with those we love and call family. Families are torn apart by by indefinite detention and deportation - often times families are not even given a chance to say goodbye before a deportation.
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