Liberal MP starts petition to allow foreign students and migrant workers facing deportation to remain in Canada

Amandeep Sodhi is calling for foreign students and migrant workers facing deportation to be granted permanent residency and provided with federal aid.

On Thursday's live stream, Tamara Ugolini and Alexa Lavoie discussed a new story from Blacklock's Reporter that shows Liberal MP Amandeep Sodhi of Brampton Centre has launched a petition to allow foreign students and migrant workers facing deportation to be granted permanent residency.

“Canada must provide clear timelines and realistic pathways to permanence for those who have already demonstrated their commitment to this country,” reads Petition E-6940, sponsored by Sodhi.

According to official estimates, there are currently over three million foreigners in Canada who are on either valid or expired temporary permits.

The petition introduced by the Liberal MP not only calls for foreign students and migrant workers facing deportation to remain in Canada, but it also calls for taxpayer funding for "temporary residents facing status insecurity and distress".

In addition to this, it calls on Parliament to “publicly recognize that international students and temporary workers are not to blame for the current system," as further noted by Blacklock's.

“These individuals have studied, worked, paid taxes and supported Canada’s economy and social fabric including during the Covid-19 pandemic,” the petition continues, adding, “They deserve compassion, stability and a fair opportunity to build a secure future in the country they already call home.”

Tamara criticized the petition, noting Canada should not be welcoming people as permanent residents who are attempting to find loopholes in immigration law.

"It's not always the fault of the international students per se, but if you're due for deportation, and your visa's expiring, then guess what, you have to go," she said.

"We can't expect people to come here and find some sort of loophole to stay and then expect that they will uphold our laws and regulations if they're coming here intent on breaking them from the onset," Tamara continued.

"I'm not saying that everyone is guilty of that, but there are certainly people who are trying to capitalize on some of those loopholes, and I think that's just a recipe for disaster," she said.

If the goals of the petition were successful, the Canadian population would increase by over three million people despite Mark Carney previously pledging to significantly reduce immigration after a massive spike under Justin Trudeau.

PETITION: Net-Zero Immigration!

16,874 signatures
Goal: 20,000 signatures

Canadians are suffering as a result of uncontrolled immigration under the leadership of Prime Minister Mark Carney. The cost of living has soared, there's inadequate housing, and our social welfare system is buckling at the seams. Please sign our petition here to demand that Mark Carney stop the unmitigated influx of immigrants to Canada!

Will you sign?

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  • Bernhard Jatzeck
    commented 2025-11-14 22:38:27 -0500
    That’s quite a change from the mid-1950s. There was a flood of immigrants from Europe because Canada was in dire need of skilled workers. My parents and I were part of that.

    Back then, one had to have a reason for being in this country. Vagrancy and squatting were not looked upon with favour and those unwilling to earn their keep were soon given the heave-ho.

    A lot of that changed more than 50 years ago. Guess who was PM back then?
  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2025-11-14 19:40:28 -0500
    I’m glad few folks signed this idiotic petition. Woke lunatics seem to be in the minority.