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Tristin Hopper: Why fearing immigrants is as Canadian as maple syrup
Much as we may like to forget, mistrusting an immigrant’s religion, accusing them of violent tendencies and claiming they can’t be assimilated is a longstanding tradition
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Against a small groundswell of sentiment against bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees, critics have been firing back that failing to welcome desperate refugees would be “unCanadian,” “not who we are” and altogether “unbecoming” of our great nation.
“What are we doing, this isn’t us. I don’t do this kind of thing. It’s not reflective of who we are as Canadians,” Calgarian Brian Durocher told Global News after his car was damaged in a racist anti-Syrian attack.
But as the above video shows, there are actually few things more Canadian than being afraid of newcomers.
Much as we may like to forget it, mistrusting an immigrant’s religion, accusing them of violent tendencies and generally claiming they can’t be assimilated is among Canada’s most longstanding traditions.
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