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CBS News
4 days ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Sen. Alex Padilla introduces immigration legislation to expand pathway for legalization, citizenship
California Sen. Alex Padilla introduced legislation to help expand the existing pathway to help immigrants obtain legalization in the U.S. At a news conference Friday morning, Padilla announced he was introducing legislation to allow undocumented individuals who have been in the U.S. for seven or more years, have paid their taxes, have contributed to their communities and have no criminal record a more accessible pathway to become lawful permanent residents. Padilla said his bill is aimed at protecting long-term residents and strengthening immigrant communities. "Our new bill is simple and makes common sense," Padilla said. "The United States of America is not the United States of America without immigrants." Padilla, joined by community leaders, said they hope to update the current cutoff date of the existing Immigration Act of 1929, known as the "Registry Bill." Padilla explained that the last time the law was updated was in 1986 under the Reagan administration. The law currently says that if an immigrant has lived in the U.S. since Jan. 1, 1972, they may apply for and obtain a green card. Padilla said he knows it will take a lot of work to get the bill passed, but believes now is the perfect time for it to be updated. Padilla, who is from Pacoima, is a ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee. He has been an outspoken opponent of President Trump's immigration crackdown taking place across Southern California and the country. In June, Padilla was forcibly removed from a news conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who was providing an update about immigration operations and protests. Video from the incident showed Noem describing what she called the "burdensome leadership" of California's governor and the mayor of LA, when Padilla interrupted her and attempted to ask a question. He was forcibly removed from the room, forced to the ground, handcuffed, but was not detained or arrested. Noem told reporters afterward that she "wished that [Padilla] would have reached out and identified himself and let us know who he was and that he wanted to talk."
Washington Post
6 days ago
- Washington Post
U.S. prisoner returned by Venezuela in swap was convicted of 3 murders
Dahud Hanid Ortiz, one of a group of at least 10 jailed U.S. citizens and permanent residents returned by Venezuela in a prisoner swap Friday, had been convicted by a Venezuelan court in the murders of three people in Spain, according to a person with knowledge of the case. Venezuelan court records confirm the conviction.
CTV News
22-07-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Nopiming Provincial Park to reopen Friday, campgrounds to remain closed for season
A provincial park closed this spring due to wildfires will reopen this Friday. A provincial park closed this spring due to wildfires will reopen this Friday. As wildfires smoulder through Nopiming, the province says it will reopen the park on Friday. As of 9 a.m. on Friday, the province says permanent residents, cottagers and commercial operators will be allowed to return to Nopiming Provincial Park. The province will also be reopening PR 314 and PR 304. It noted that while Bird Lake Campground is open, all other campgrounds, including Beresford Lake, Black Lake and Tulabi Falls, will remain closed for the season. This includes backcountry campsites at Shoe Lake. 'These closures are in place as significant wildfire clean-up is required across the park,' the province said in a notice posted Tuesday. 'Burn zones with scorched trees pose a safety risk and backcountry areas must be evaluated before water routes and hiking trails can safely reopen. Anyone hoping to spend time in Nopiming backcountry this season should make other plans.' The province said the fire in the area remains out of control, noting flame and smoke will continue throughout the summer and fall. More details on the closures can be found on the provincial parks website.
National Post
04-07-2025
- Business
- National Post
Emigration up, immigration down: Trends contributing to slower population growth, says StatsCan
Article content Why do they leave? Article content Some faced difficulty 'in integrating economically in Canada' and adjusting to their new country of residence. Article content The StatCan report cites a study (Barauch et al. 2007) that stated family and labour market conditions 'are the main reasons that international students leave the United States and the United Kingdom.' The challenges faced by immigrants in the Canadian labour market — particularly recent immigrants— are well documented, says StatCan. Article content However, some may have personal reasons for leaving, such as the death of a loved one in their country of origin, Canada's climate, and/or adjusting to Canada's language(s) and culture. Older immigrants may return to their country to retire. Article content StatCan says emigrating may even be part of an immigrant's overall migration strategy. It cites the rise of communication and transportation technology facilitating more than one residence, as well as ongoing family ties. Article content What about immigrants to this country? Article content On the other side of the ledger, the number of immigrants started to climb as the pandemic eased, peaking at over 145K in the first quarter of 2023. But Ottawa's new, lower targets for permanent immigration have had a predictable impact. Article content The federal government sets out annual plans — looking three years out. In 2022, for example, Canada said it wanted to bring in 465,000 permanent residents in 2023, 485,000 in 2024 and 500,000 in 2025. In late 2024, however, the Trudeau government drastically reduced these targets with the aim of to achieving 'well-managed, sustainable growth and economic prosperity for the long term.' Article content The target for 2025 was reduced to 395,000 newcomers and 380,000 for 2026. Article content Canada admitted 104,256 immigrants in the first quarter of 2025. That's the smallest number admitted during a first quarter in four years. Article content Every province and territory except for Newfoundland and Labrador, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut admitted fewer immigrants in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same quarter in 2024. Article content What about residents who come to study or work temporarily? Article content As of April 1, there were 2,959,825 non-permanent residents in Canada, accounting for 7.1 per cent of the total population. StatCan includes residents with work or study permits in this category, as well as people who have claimed refugee status. The decrease is unusual for this time of year, says StatCan. Typically, there is an increase in the first quarter. Further, this number is down from a peak of 7.4 per cent on October 1, 2024. Article content The largest decrease in non-permanent residents came from people with only a study permit (down 53,669). Most of it occurred in Ontario (down 30,160) and British Columbia (down 11,742). The number of people who only have a work permit remained high (1,453,481). Article content However, the number of asylum claimants, protected persons and related groups increased for the 13th consecutive quarter, reaching a record high of 470,029 as of April 1. Article content What has the impact of these shifts been on Canada's population? Article content These trends have contributed to the smallest quarterly growth in Canada since the third quarter of 2020. In the first quarter of 2025, the population of Canada increased by just 20,107 people to a total of 41,548,787. Article content Notably, it was the second-slowest quarterly growth rate in Canada since comparable records began (1946). StatCan says it was also the sixth consecutive quarter of slower population growth, driven by the federal government lowering temporary and permanent immigration. Article content However, despite the federal reductions, international migration still accounted for the entire increase in population in the first quarter of 2025. Natural population growth is declining. Births in Canada have been outnumbered by deaths, resulting in an overall decrease of 5,628 as of the first quarter of the year. Article content 'This is consistent with an aging population, a decreasing fertility rate and the higher numbers of deaths that typically occur during the winter months,' says the StatCan analysis that accompanied the quarterly data release. Article content Any natural increase 'has been negative in every first quarter since 2022.' Article content What has the population impact been across the country? Article content The population dropped slightly in Newfoundland and Labrador (115), Quebec (1,013), Ontario (5,664), British Columbia (2,357) and Yukon (15) during the first quarter of 2025. Article content Article content While these are small decreases compared to the size of those provinces, they were the largest quarterly population losses for both Ontario and British Columbia since comparable records began to be published in 1951. Since then, the populations of those provinces decreased only three times. Article content Some areas of the country increased their numbers slightly: Prince Edward Island (749), the Northwest Territories (168) and Nunavut (158). Alberta's population did the best, with an increase of 20,562. Article content
