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PETITION LETTER
LET MY SISTER VISIT CANADA
To Jason Kenney and the Department of Citizenship & Immigration Canada.
The undersigned support my petition that my sister, Yamina Gonzalez Almaguer, from Havana, Cuba, is granted a visitor’s visa.
The CEO and director of the Latidos (Heartbeats) magazine, the first bilingual English-Spanish cultural magazine in Toronto, invited my sister to visit Canada as a way to inaugurate a cultural bridge between Cuba and Canada; he wanted to publish a feature article on a Cuban musician visiting Toronto for the first time. On the 31st of May 2011, her visitor’s visa was denied.
I issued a personal letter of invitation for her last year in which I explained I would be undergoing major surgery. She would have been of great help and support during that difficult time for me, but again her visa was denied on the 18th of March, 2010.
The arguments used by the Canadian immigration officer to deny her visitor’s visa both times were:
Her travel history: Cubans are not free to leave their country at will. Both our parents visited Canada and their ‘travel history’ was never a hindrance or problem whatsoever. They had never been outside of Cuba for any other reason and both returned before their visas expired.
Her family ties in Canada: I am a Canadian citizen who emigrated from Cuba legally; I came to Canada on a visitor’s visa in 1993 and returned before the visa expired. There is no family history that implies she will attempt to stay in Canada illegally.
Limited employment prospects in her country of residence: My sister has a full time position as a music teacher in a conservatory and a part-time position in another. She has never been unemployed. She loves what she does and has a very rewarding career and a happy life in Cuba.
Her personal assets and financial status: Cubans are not allowed to buy homes, land or even automobiles. My sister lives with our parents in a home that she will eventually inherit. Along with her employment, she has a salary way above the average by Cuban Standards.
Canada stands for family values and we urge you to stand by us and do the right thing; a Canadian citizen has the right to be visited by relatives in their adoptive land. The only way Cubans can stay in Canada is by providing reasonable grounds that convinces the Crown that going back will put them in immediate danger; that is not the case with my sister. No member of my family has grounds to request political refugee status in this country.
We urge you to remember that the spirit of democracy is justice. It wasn’t fair what happened with my sister in 2010 and it isn’t fair what happened to her on May 31st, 2011.
LET MY SISTER VISIT CANADA
To Jason Kenney and the Department of Citizenship & Immigration Canada.
The undersigned support my petition that my sister, Yamina Gonzalez Almaguer, from Havana, Cuba, is granted a visitor’s visa.
The CEO and director of the Latidos (Heartbeats) magazine, the first bilingual English-Spanish cultural magazine in Toronto, invited my sister to visit Canada as a way to inaugurate a cultural bridge between Cuba and Canada; he wanted to publish a feature article on a Cuban musician visiting Toronto for the first time. On the 31st of May 2011, her visitor’s visa was denied.
I issued a personal letter of invitation for her last year in which I explained I would be undergoing major surgery. She would have been of great help and support during that difficult time for me, but again her visa was denied on the 18th of March, 2010.
The arguments used by the Canadian immigration officer to deny her visitor’s visa both times were:
Her travel history: Cubans are not free to leave their country at will. Both our parents visited Canada and their ‘travel history’ was never a hindrance or problem whatsoever. They had never been outside of Cuba for any other reason and both returned before their visas expired.
Her family ties in Canada: I am a Canadian citizen who emigrated from Cuba legally; I came to Canada on a visitor’s visa in 1993 and returned before the visa expired. There is no family history that implies she will attempt to stay in Canada illegally.
Limited employment prospects in her country of residence: My sister has a full time position as a music teacher in a conservatory and a part-time position in another. She has never been unemployed. She loves what she does and has a very rewarding career and a happy life in Cuba.
Her personal assets and financial status: Cubans are not allowed to buy homes, land or even automobiles. My sister lives with our parents in a home that she will eventually inherit. Along with her employment, she has a salary way above the average by Cuban Standards.
Canada stands for family values and we urge you to stand by us and do the right thing; a Canadian citizen has the right to be visited by relatives in their adoptive land. The only way Cubans can stay in Canada is by providing reasonable grounds that convinces the Crown that going back will put them in immediate danger; that is not the case with my sister. No member of my family has grounds to request political refugee status in this country.
We urge you to remember that the spirit of democracy is justice. It wasn’t fair what happened with my sister in 2010 and it isn’t fair what happened to her on May 31st, 2011.
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LAISSER MA SOEUR RENDRE VISITE AU CANADA
Cette lettre est adressé à Jason Kenney et le Département de Citoyenneté et d'Immigration Canadienne.
Soussignez pour soutenir ma pétition pour que ma sœur, Yamina Gonzalez Almaguer, qui habite à Havana, Cuba, puisse atteindre un visa de visite.
J'ai envoyé une lettre d'invitation personnelle pour elle l'année dernière dans laquelle j'ai expliqué que j'allais subir une grosse opération. Elle aurait été un soutien majeur et elle aurait pu m'aider à traverser cette période extrêmement difficile, mais son visa a été refusé le 18 mars 2010.
Le PDG et directeur du Magazine Latidos, le premier magazine culturelle Anglais-Espagnol à Toronto, a invité ma sœur à rendre visite au Canada pour former des liens et un pont culturelle entre le Canada et Cuba; il voulait publier un article de fond à propos un musicien Cubain qui rend visite à Toronto pour la première fois. Le 31 Mai 2011, le visa de visite a été encore une fois rejeté.
Les raisons que l'agent d'immigration Canadien a utilisé pour refuser son visa encore une fois sont à suivre;
Son Histoire de Voyage: Les Cubains n'ont pas le droit de quitter leur pays à volonté. Nos parents ont rendu visite au Canada et leur histoire de voyage n'on pas été un souci ou un empêchement quoi que ce soit. Ils n'avaient jamais quitté Cuba pour aucune autre raison et ils sont retournés avant que leurs visas ont expirés.
Ses liens familiaux au Canada: Je suis une citoyenne Canadienne qui a immigré de Cuba légalement; Je suis venue au Canada avec un visa de visite en 1993 et je suis retourné avant qu’il expire. Il n'y a rien dans notre histoire familiale ou dans nos histoires de voyage qui indiquera qu'elle tentera de rester au Canada illégalement.
Les perspectives limitées d'emploi dans son pays de résidence: Ma sœur a un emploi à temps pleins comme une professeure de musique dans un conservatoire. Elle as aussi un emploi à temps partiel dans un autre conservatoire. Elle n'a jamais été sans emploi. Elle adore son travail et elle a une vie pleine de bonheur et d’accomplissements au Cuba.
Ses biens personnels et statut financier: Les Cubains n'ont pas le droit d'acheter des maisons, de la terre ou des automobiles. Ma sœur habite avec nos parents dans la maison qu'elle va un jour hériter. Avec son emploie, elle a un salaire bien élever comparer à la moyenne des salaires au Cuba.
Le Canada est un pays qui met la vie familiale en valeur et on vous encourage de nous tenir prêt pour assurer la justice; une citoyenne Canadienne a le droit d'être visité par ses relations dans leur pays adoptif. Le seul moyen qu'un Cubain peut rester au Canada est en fournissant des raisons raisonnables qui convaincra la Couronne que si ils étaient renvoyer, ils seront en danger immédiat; ce qui n'est pas le cas pour ma sœur. Il n'y a personne dans ma famille qui a raison pour demander le statut de réfugié politique dans ce pays.
On vous prie de vous rappeler que l'esprit de la démocratie est la justice. Ce n'est pas juste, ni correcte, ce qui c'est passé à ma sœur en 2010 et ce qui lui est arrivé la semaine dernière non plus.
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