Oct 26

“Trudeau must keep his promise”: organizations call for regularization of undocumented migrants

Some thirty Quebec community and labor organizations mobilized in Montreal, Quebec City and Rimouski on Saturday to call for a program to regularize undocumented migrants.

The 38 organizations are calling for the “immediate” implementation of an “inclusive” program to regularize undocumented migrants, as well as an end to the deportation and detention of migrants who have no immigration status.

Read event reports (in French):

Trudeau doit tenir sa promesse»: des organisations réclament la régularisation des sans-papiers (iheartradio.ca)

Des gens manifestent pour la régularisation des sans-papiers | La Presse

des organisations appellent à la régularisation des sans-papiers (dayfr.com)

Manifestation à Québec pour réclamer l’abolition des permis de travail fermés | Radio-Canada.ca

Canada: des manifestants québécois demandent la fin des permis de travail unique des étrangers (rfi.fr)

Mobilisation ce dimanche :les « Sans-papiers » ne peuvent plus attendre – Le Journal L’Horizon (journalhorizon.com)

Mobilisation pour la régularisation des immigrants sans statut (radio-canada.ca)

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