User talk:Marislatw

Open Borders
I think your expansion of Philippe Legrain’s work gives more depth and balance to the “economic benefit” section on the Open Border page. As a suggestion, perhaps adding Dr. Robert Barsky’s work to this section and/or the “ethical obligation” section would enhance coverage of this topic. His academic work focuses on open borders, and he makes several economic arguments. His book titled “Undocumented Immigrants in an Era of Arbitrary Law” comes to mind. In the final chapter he talks about re-framing open borders as a larger phenomenon of “circulation” and touches on cost-efficiency. Teresa Hayter’s book called “Open Borders: The Case Against Immigration Controls” might also be helpful in the ethical arguments section because they describe borders between countries as “hurtful” and expand on the history of borders, including inherent racism/xenophobia. Bearslovefriends (talk) 00:32, 22 March 2023 (UTC)

'Illegal Immigration': lack of access to services and exploitation of labor
Thank you so much for your important additions to this topic!

As a suggestion, I would perhaps elaborate on the specific ways undocumented or 'illegal' immigrants cannot have access to certain services in so-called Canada.

For instance, a report published by Doctors of the World states that without proof of status in Canada, undocumented people do not have access to healthcare coverage under the RAMQ system in Québec and under federal programs, which especially disadvantages people with disabilities and pregnant women, as they need to pay exorbitant costs to have access to basis medical services. [Doctors of the World, "Migrants with precarious status (2023), online: .] Furthermore, in Québec, asylum claimants were excluded from subsidized daycare in 2018 by Philipe Couillard's Liberal Party - undocumented parents, who had access to public daycares at the price of 8.70CAD/day, now have to pay around 50CAD/day for private daycares. In 2022, a Superior Court judgment stated that the exclusion is unconstitutional. However, François Legault's party appealed the decision, which means that access to subsidized daycare is still not an option for undocumented parents while the Court of Appeal examines the case. [Marie-Andrée Chouinard, "Demandeurs d'asile largués" (July 11, 2022), online: Le Devoir .]

Again, thanks a lot for your edits - definitely a super important topic that deserves more attention!

Daisiesandroses (talk) 03:48, 24 March 2023 (UTC)