We have to value the workers from working class communities who have been coming to Canada. These are the workers who have been coming for generations from Mexico and the Carribean.
If we think about abolishing the program, my concern is that all of these workers who have contributed for decades will be left out, and we'll use racial ideas to try to exclude them. The challenge is how to create a system of permanent immigration status that recognizes, acknowledges and respects the contributions of workers who have already helped to build our society. It's about developing a stream of immigration that respects but also doesn't criminalize, racialize or dehumanize people based on racial characteristics.