Canada's Immigrants - hardworking or bogus?

I was at T and T Supermarket today marveling at the array of goods there, limited only by the human imagination.  Who knew coconut water could be canned or bottled and consumed in so many different ways, as liquid, with gel cubes, beans and so forth.   I noticed that few among the throngs milling around the dim sum counters spoke English, and marveled at the sheer efficiency of the food preparation enterprise and the exchange of goods for money.  I was filled with gratitude that Canada had brought the far corners of the world to me to experience and enjoy.  Why just this morning I had partaken of Navroze celebrations with a Farsi co-worker.  

I naturally lament the very narrow view that Jason Kenney and his party is now taking of Canada's immigration policy.  They are trying to fix a system that is not broken. That immigrants struggle initially to settle is true, but it is not entirely their fault.   90% of 27 employees at my office are immigrants who could not get a job because of lack of Canadian experience.  They are an extremely bright and dedicated bunch who have bought cars and homes, invested in professional development and are working hard to give their children a University education.  They just needed that first break.  It is worth noting that while Canada may be spending money settling immigrants, this is nowhere near the benefits it has reaped from investments made by the source countries in educating their best and brightest, who end up here.  The above is all trite knowledge.  What Kenney is overlooking the most when he turns applicants to Canada into a repository of resumes whom employers can pick from to come here, is the immigrant population's diversity and entrepreneurial spirit.  What he does not see is that newcomers who end up here without jobs but with all their savings, by the very act of coming demonstrate their risk taking ability.  When they cannot find work, they create their own opportunities as small business and franchise owners.  While bringing immigrants who can immediately settle because they come with jobs is a good idea, what shapes this country is the creativity that comes from adversity.  After all, do we want a homogenous group of smug professionals or do we want people who reinvent themselves, make discoveries about their ability to survive, change careers and thereby serve as wonderful role models for their children.  When did the hardworking immigrant stereotype get replaced with this government's notion of bogus one?!