Dear Prospective, Skilled but Highly Undervalued Immigrant
Thank you for showing interest in our country. We are honored that you have recognized how great and welcoming we are. Due to our rapidly aging population and low replacement rate, our current social structure cannot be sustained. Thus, at this time we are actively pursuing immigrants toaugment our tax base.
If you wish to bring your family to the land of opportunity, we would like to advise you at this time that there are a multitude of qualified individuals who wish to make our country their home. Unfortunately, the majority of candidates are unable to enter their profession of choice upon entering our Canadian society. That being said, we are more than happy to offer you admission into our country with the acceptance that you will work happily in our second-tier occupations. We guarantee that some of these jobs will provide you with a minimum-wage salary and we encourage you to take advantage of the plethora of second-tier jobs available, perhaps concurrently in order to atleast surpass the low-income cut-off line.
Being the accommodating country we are, we are willing to wave the second-tier occupational condition and corresponding standard of living provided that you have received a professional education from an internationally recognized, elite university.
Although renown for our multiculturism, in order for your children to reach their highest potential in
We thank you for your application this time, and are happy to accept you into our beautiful country. Take pride in the fact that you are now planting a seed that perhaps may blossom in generations to come. We hope that you understand that the fruits of your labour (or foreign educational degrees) may not fully be realized immediately, expect that 50 years down the road the generations to follow may perhaps attain the standard of living that you so hoped to attain upon your entry to Canada. Good things come to those who wait and on that note, we wish you all the best in attaining the Canadian dream.
1 comment:
I would like to echo lolita's disclaimer:
"You should know that the previous post was the result of an assignment asking students to write a "real letter" to an immigrant, informing them as to the realities of life in Canada. While it is intended to be humourous in nature, the life that many immigrants face upon entry to Canada is hard, and their difficulties should not be downplayed. That said, some of the comments brought up by the letter are worth further discussion, contemplation, and are a source for worry."
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