Income inequality and opportunities among immigrants in BC

hey guys, Cyrille, I likes some questions you proposed. However, I have small concerns. For question 3, I suggest we make the answes more "comparable" to another source or group/ etc. What I mean is, an immigrant might not know how to answer the question, as the situaton of "imporverishment" in a third world country is way more impoverished or poor than what "impoverished/poor" is in Canada. thus, I suggest we first ask them where they came from. Thus, question 1. Where was your place o residence before arriving to Canada? ____________________****

     question 2. PRIOR to comming to BC, how was your financial situation in your place of residence? a.impoverished b. lower middle class c. middle class d. etccc.... 

• • • • by asking them FIRST in question 1 EXACTLY WHERE THEY COME FROM INSTEAD OF ANSWERING FROM A RANGE OF PLACES WITHIN SAY CHOICE A., we can then see question 2 and understand their status/income better as we will now know if they say "impoverished from India" we know they were poorer than say "impoverished" from "Britain".

Also, Minj, While economic status of the immigrant is influential in their opportunities, I think it is important to not generalize. Although they migh come with wealth, 1. a lot do not NEED the government or depend on the government's programs or aid to survive here and 2. they simply might not care to become involved or etc. Some wealthy immigrants, as I mentioned last week in another commentaire, they are not as interested in becommming interated within the rest fo their community or becomming a true "Canadian" or whatever it may be,as they have strong ties with their home country (either economically still or socially) and may not even live here for part of the year. Another exemple I can provide is someone who has just been recruited to Canada for a few months to work on a project, he may not need the government and may not care to become involved or assimilated into the community or the rest here. This I also speak from experience, I have a couple family memebers that have done this, but I also do nto want to generalize, I just want to ing this point as it is veryyy important and may have a great effect on our understanding of income and involvement settlement relations.

Also,as for question 5. and 6. I feel as if they can be put in to one question, as well, if I feel like the immigrants must be aware to be able to then take advantage on the programs provided. Also, again speaking from experience (I hope ou do not kill me:) but governments do not provide as many programs as we may assume, for immigrant assimilation/facilittion in to the community, or maybe at leats not in all communities. Perhaps they eist more though OTher sources or institutions as churces etc..