CTV Toronto - Hundreds rally in Toronto for illegal workers - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television
CTV Toronto - Hundreds rally in Toronto for illegal workers - CTV News, Shows and Sports -- Canadian Television: "Organizers expected up to 3,500 people for a march and rally through the streets of Toronto, but only a few hundred supporters of undocumented Portuguese workers braved rainy weather on Saturday.
Chanting 'support, don't deport,' the crowd made its way from Queen's Park to Toronto city hall to cheer speakers who said Canada's 'immigration system is broken.'
'We are trying to put a human face on the issue,' Peter Ferreira of the Portuguese Congress said. 'Sometimes we tend to see these people as numbers. They are not numbers, they are people, they are human beings.'
The federal immigration department is cracking down on undocumented foreign workers living in Canada. Planeloads of people have recently been sent to their home countries, despite the fact that many work full-time, pay taxes and have established families in this country."
Chanting 'support, don't deport,' the crowd made its way from Queen's Park to Toronto city hall to cheer speakers who said Canada's 'immigration system is broken.'
'We are trying to put a human face on the issue,' Peter Ferreira of the Portuguese Congress said. 'Sometimes we tend to see these people as numbers. They are not numbers, they are people, they are human beings.'
The federal immigration department is cracking down on undocumented foreign workers living in Canada. Planeloads of people have recently been sent to their home countries, despite the fact that many work full-time, pay taxes and have established families in this country."
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