Good morning to all three, and thank you for coming.
Mrs. Casipullai, I've noticed some comments you made, concerning which I share your frustration, about racialized xenophobia.
Things haven't changed from previous generations when immigrants were coming in. Maybe the immigrants coming in a generation ago were Caucasian, but we were probably flagged; we were probably not, let's say, welcomed. There were negative reactions towards the Italians and negative remarks, and towards the Greeks the same thing.
So although I understand the frustration, I also want you to be aware that this committee and these members don't appreciate where you're coming from. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the recent immigrants who are coming to this country are visible minorities, and maybe the frustration levels are a little higher. When I was growing up, if you didn't speak English you were called the “Greek monkey”. My colleague across the way, Mr. Calandra, is Italian. They were called wops—“without papers”—because when they were coming in they didn't have paperwork. So we have all felt the same frustration. Maybe now the frustration is a little higher.
Having said that, though, and I'm sure you appreciate where I'm coming from, can you tell me, Mr. Owen, what credential evaluations you do? Engineers have their own, medical doctors have their own, pharmacists have their own. What credential evaluations does your organization do, sir?