Why won't Canada's government let Gazans come here to study?

About this episode

The episode discusses the delays faced by Gazan students seeking to study in Canada and the implications of these visa issues.

Send us a note! More than 100 students have been stuck in limbo as they wait for the Canadian government to approve the visas that would allow them to come here for graduate school. At least 26 universities across the country have accepted them into a wide range of programs. But there's something the students have in common: they live in, or are from, Gaza. The Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network (PSSAR) has been sounding the alarm about the unusual delays, while some of the a...

Topics covered

• immigration
• education
• Gaza
• Canada
• student visas
• political commentary

Keywords

• Gaza
• Canada
• student visas
• Palestinian students
• immigration delays
• graduate school
• PSSAR

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network

Places: Canada, Gaza

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