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"We call it the backend Humanitarian Review. I hope that he (Seburn) looks at his age and how he adapted to Canadian life." Brando, who holds down a partâ€"time job while attending Bluevale Collegiate Institute, boards with a Waterloo family. According to Hamilton, during the summer months he held down both a fullâ€"time and a partâ€"time job. Hamilton cites tough economic times as well as the high number of people on social assistance, as being two strikes against him. “lfeelsosorryforhim.Hehunothingtogobackw.Hehauw known family; it‘s certainly a bleak outlook." i Do raie n e lt Li e ee PE S oo TmFe AB WE "The government feels he wouldn‘t be in any danger returning to Nicaragua and under our narrow definition of refugees, he doesn‘t qualify for refugee status. We had a hearing and an appeal, both have failed," said Hamilton. "On January 26 we‘re going to appeal again on humanitarian and compassionate grounds in Niagara Falls." Hamilton explained that since Brando came to Canada through Niagara Falls, its up to Tim Seburn, manager of the hearing at the Niagara Falls Immigration Centre, whether Brando will be allowed u.)‘ stay in Canada. But Hamilton admits, this is the youngster‘s last In Shape Nicaraguan youth fights deportation However, with the easing of the political unrest in Nicaragua, Employment and Immigration Canada has denied the 17 year old Canadian citizenship status after a hearing and appeal earlier this month. And that has Hamilton fuming. Hamilton was told that the Nicaraguan government has nothing “3..,'.,,‘“"‘ the younglte'r A}m‘lL that i! ‘wy‘his_ parents they were after. If You Are Even Thinking About Getting . _ ___.â€" Pete Cudhea Chronicle Staff The federal government is playing hardball with a 17â€"yearâ€"old youth, forcing him to return to his native Nicaragua, says a caseworker at Lutherwood Counselling Centre in Kitchener. Michael Brando came to Canada from Nicaragua last year, after :vlltching his mother, father, sister and brother be killed in a bomb ast Last chance time around," Buhr said. "There‘s not more wealth in the community, it‘s just that there are people willing to share what they have. It was a case of more ‘i‘mfid‘] giving than anything else." callt was thln:a t&:more sacrifiâ€" giving" by community that the House of Friendship is able to meet its 1991 financial obligations. House of Friendship needed $300,000 in December to reach its $569,000 budget for 1991, and according to Martin Buhr, execuâ€" tive director of the House of Friendship, there are a lot of "unknowns out in the community willing to give." We got a good response from churches and individuals this Sacrificial giving saves Kâ€"W House of Friendship _ "HO nes expecting a E;:{gzbctwm 20 tl:eo 25 perb"cgm , upping number to about 26,400. ‘"We figure that one (food) box feeds about 2.5 people. That‘s about 66,000 men, women and With thel financial fo:el;:;thfor 1992 not looking any brighter than 1991‘s, Buhr estimates the best the organization can hope for is a sevenâ€"perâ€"cent budget inâ€" crease, bringing total funding to almost $600,000. And because of the gloomy ‘92 outlook, more people will be needâ€" ue cone o gonnr mntiph means more emergency food â€" pers. According to Buhr, more than 22,000 emergency hampers were distributed last year â€" not including Christmas food hamâ€" pers . and hfi'f expecting a ‘subididifituls ts ut iofi alia t tabasic d As for George, he had to omit some of his educational background on his resume because he has been denied employment because he was over qualified. On the other hand, he has been denied jobs because of a lack of Canadian skills. Milagros, who eventually found herself work. ing in metal stamping factory, is becoming more and more frustrated with each passing day. She admits she has much knowledge locked up in her mind, but there‘s no way she can teach it to Canadians because her educaâ€" tion level is not acceptable in this country. 100% Om 1 1 WZ 1 They are a small group who represent the thousands of new Canadians who come to Canada each year. And while they left persecuâ€" tion and personal strife behind them, they‘re faced with new hardships in this land of freedom and opportunity. Paul, who learned his automotive expertise in West Germany, has a difficult time with the English language. And while his practical application of automotive work is impressive, his difficulty of understanding the language ha‘a denied him a job of doing what he does best. 1 MinPO o nb lt cirichitintannids fiussalil i2 Her name is Milagros. A political refugee from El Salvador, she too came to Canada to do what she does best, to teach. In her native country she taught Spanish as well as dance for 26 years. She believes she is more than qualified for a teaching job, especialy when it comes to teaching Spanish, her native tounge. His name of George. He left Romania in 1988, lived in Austria for seven months, then after flipping a coin, decided to leave Austria and come to Canada to continue his career as an electrial engineer. His name is Paul. A victim of political strife, he left his native country of Zimbabwe, South Afr“iu. to become an auto mechanic in Canada Groups help immigrants in their search for work Lhame.korhlutolmmlgunbnthofldngfoonrkworkfl\opmflnLuthonwood Community Centre in Kitchener. Working For Work WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1992 â€" PAGE 3 Brubaker encourages immigrants to upgrade and improve their education level, especially if they‘re a professional, but the bottom line is learning to read and write the English lanâ€" guage. Potential participants should be immiâ€" grants who are looking for work and have a fairly good knowledge of English. Helping ‘‘When we meet, we talk about some of the problems facing them when looking for work,‘ Brubaker said of the group. "In a sense, we‘re networking here and encourage them to net wg‘rk out in the community." The project offers twoâ€"month group work shops to immigrants who need support in their job search. The workshops, which are partica patory, discuss how to be more competitive when Icoking for jobs, identifies the barriers to employment that newcomers face, and helps find solutions. Headed by project coordinator Lisa Brubaker and project assistant Aryarathne Gunasekera. Working for Work is a new project started under the direction of Sand Hills Community Development Inc. and funded by Canada Employment and Immigration : Adt s omm ts i Bc cce‘ AEsAiee? Helping them to get by during these rough and dramatic times in their lives is Working for Work, an intercultural job support group located at 265 King St. E. in Kitchener In a couple of weeks the group will be moving its location to 165 King St. E many things in common. They all hear a familar rehearsed line from business: "How much Canadian experience do you have?" To make matters worse, people like Paul. George and Milagros, realize that Canada is in the depths of a recession and jobs are hard for anl{l)'oqy to Lfind in this land of opportunity Although these people are from different countries and‘backgrounds,‘they all share (Continued on page 9)