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The red-hot debate going on in the United States about immigration often overlooks a key point: there aren’t enough Americans who would fill the jobs currently held by undocumented migrants. Today in The Conversation Canada, Frans Schryer of the University of Guelph adds an often-missing human element to the debate by telling us about his research on the lives of Mexican workers.
It would surprise many Canadians that we rank poorly against other developed countries when it comes to child health statistics. Amy Metcalfe of the University of Calgary explains why there is a call now for a Canadian Children’s Charter to ensure children’s rights.
And finally…it’s been just over a week since tennis superstar Serena Williams made headlines at the U.S. Open when she was penalized after arguing with officials. Jacqueline Scott of the University of Toronto looks at that controversy and another one that erupted after an editorial cartoon of Williams was called out as racist.
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In this June 2016 photo, a border patrol agent walks near the secondary fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, from San Diego.
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Frans J. Schryer, University of Guelph
Free trade requires not just the free movement of goods, but of people too. If Donald Trump really wants the U.S. to have a competitive advantage, he should be encouraging more, not fewer, migrants.
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It is estimated that 1.2 million children in Canada live in low income households and 10 per cent of families with children under the age of six report some degree of food insecurity. This places kids at increased risk of developmental vulnerability.
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Amy Metcalfe, University of Calgary
From food insecurity to cyberbullying and teenage suicide, Canada scores low on child health.
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Serena Williams looks at her box during the women’s final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament against Naomi Osaka, of Japan on Sept. 8, 2018, in New York.
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Jacqueline L. Scott, University of Toronto
Serena Williams challenged decades of stereotypes when she revealed her anger after she disagreed with a U.S. Open umpire. A racist caricature and calls to boycott her playing by umpires followed.
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Culture + Society
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Ted Merwin, Dickinson College
An expert explains why the Jewish practice of abstaining from food on Yom Kippur is so out of step with the rest of Jewish tradition.
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Science + Technology
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Stephanie King, University of Western Australia
Dolphin pairs had to learn to push buttons at the same time to get a reward. So what happened when one dolphin figured that out, while the other still had to learn?
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