Canada’s latest immigration plan, released earlier this month, focuses more on transitioning temporary residents who are already in Canada into permanent residents as opposed to bringing in more people from outside. Photo by THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Nearly half of recent newcomers to Canada say they are worried about not getting job opportunities due to calls for reduction in immigration by some politicians and some are worried the country could follow the United States’ recent crackdown, according to a recent Leger Marketing Inc. survey.

“That anxiety is real,” said Lisa Covens, a senior vice-president at Leger who led the study of about 2,000 temporary residents, such as foreign students and workers, and permanent residents and new Canadians. “When the political debate

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