Racist Immigration Practices in Canada: Justice for Juana Tejada

Juana Tejada arrived in Canada under the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP) in 2003. After twenty-four months of serving Canadian society through domestic work, she is now eligible to apply for permanent residency.
But since she was diagnosed with cancer in 2006, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has continued to deny Juana her right to stay in Canada. ACIC case officer decided that her "health condition might reasonably be expected to cause excessive demand to health and social services," and thus, an economic burden to the Canadian health care system. This inhumane decision ignores the fact that without the treatment she can receive here, Juana is not likely to survive.

For more information: www.migrante.ca,
migrante.ontario@gmail.com

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http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/juana-tejada

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