CBC Manitoba: Finding community key for immigrants with Canadian dreams, new Manitobans say

University of Manitoba sociologist Lori Wilkinson researches migration and has been tracking rates of xenophobia in the country. 

In the last nine months, she’s noticed a sharp increase in acts of xenophobia, something that, although alarming, doesn’t surprise her.

She believes the increase can be attributed to multiple factors, with major contributors being politics and the economy. 

“When unemployment goes up, people tend to become a bit more fearful. But some of our politicians have been contributing to this too,” she said. 

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