Alberto wrote:
> >> I really can't live in Canada. There's a ban on parents of kids with
> >> Down Syndrome.
I asked:
> > Your kidding about this, right?
Alberto replied:
> No. I am not kidding.
> AFAIK, there's a ban on parents of kids with Down Syndrome
> that want to live in Canada. The argument is that it puts too
> much stress into the (state owned) medical system, etc.
I have to apologize as I did not believe you when I read your reply. I am
left speechless that a modern and civilized country could have such
restrictions.
You were right, there was a similar law in the US, but that was changed.
There is a VERY ambiguously worded "restriction" in the Canadian immigration
website that pretty much leaves it up to a doctor to determine if someone is
going to be a "financial burden" on the Canadian system. I bet that a payoff
for a doctor is not totally unheard of.
I did find it interesting that the US would allow an almost unrestricted
immigration if you were willing to invest large amounts of money into US
industries or interests. The almighty dollar wins again. There were similar
rules for nearly every country.
If you strictly consider the numbers of people that the US and/or Canada
allow to immigrate annually, I would bet that the numbers of children with
any disability would be extremely small, certainly not enough to put any
measurable strain on any medical resources or system.
Gary
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Gary L. Nunn
Delaware Ohio
By the time they had diminished from 50
to eight, the other dwarves began to
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