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1The Privilege of My Canadian Passport Weighs Heavy As the Refugee Crisis UnfoldsMavesa-danja Ny Tombontsoan'ny Pasipaoroko Kanadiana Noho Ireo Krizin'ny Ny Mpitsoa-ponenana Miha-Mitombo
2A rally in solidarity with the plight of refugees in Amsterdam on September 5, 2015.Hetsika firaisankina miaraka amin'ny fahorian'ireo mpitsoa-ponenana ao Amsterdam ny 5 Septambra 2015.
3Image by author.Sary an'ny mpanoratra
4I'm an Iranian-Canadian, currently a resident of the Netherlands.Metisy Iraniana-Kanadiana aho, ankehitriny mponin'i Netherlands (Pays-Bas).
5I'm sitting in my apartment in Amsterdam, staring at my Canadian passport.Nipetraka tao an-tranoko ao Amsterdam aho, nandinika ny pasipaoro Kanadiana-ko.
6There are many stamps in there, because this passport is accepted without much trouble in much of the world.Feno hajia ao anatiny. Eo ankilan'ny pasipaoroko ny karatro Holandey ahazoako monina ao.
7My Dutch residency card is next to my passport.Nahoana aho no mendrika ireo antontan-taratasy ireo?
8Why do I, above anyone else, deserve these documents that give me the freedom to roam and live where I choose?
9Well, it starts with my father's application to become a Canadian resident in 1985, while still living in Iran.Eny, nanomboka hatramin'ny fangatahan'ny raiko ho mponina ao Kanadà io tamin'ny taona 1985 raha mbola nonina tao Iran izy.
10He had no immediate family in Canada.Tsy nanana havana akaiky tao Kanadà izy.
11He was not particularly financially competitive, nor was he in a dire political bind.Tsy nanan fidiram-bola manokana nahafahany niaina tsara izy, na koa ao anatin'izay voalaza ho ao anatinà firehana politika mpanakorontana.
12The paperwork went through fairly smoothly.Tsy dia nisy olana ny taratasin'asa.
13By 1988 my father had secured a residency visa for himself, my mother, and my sister.Ny taona 1988, azony ny taratasy fahazoan-dalana honina any, ho azy, ho an'ny reniko ary ny anabaviko.
14They made the move in early 1989, a few months before I was born.Ny fanombohan'ny taona 1989 no nandeha nifindra ry zareo, volana vitsivitsy mialoha kelin'ny nahaterahako.
15The paperwork quickly went through, so by the time I turned three, the rest of my family were naturalized Canadian citizens alongside me, a born Canadian.Haingana ny fandehanan'ny taratasin'asa, vokatr'izay tamin'ny fotoana naha-feno telo taona ahy nomena zom-pirenena Kanadiana ho azy ireo fianakaviana akaiky ahy, hatramin'ny tenako teraka ho Kanadiana.
16Tima Kurdi, the aunt of Alan Kurdi, whose lifeless body washed ashore on a beach in Turkey, applied for her elder brother's family to seek asylum in Canada in 2015.Tima Kurdi, nenitoan'i Alan Kurdi, izay hita maty an-drano tany amin'ny morontsirak'i Torkia, no nanao ny taratasy ho an'ny lahimatoa indrindra tao amin'ny fianakaviany mba hitady fialofana tany Kanada ny taona 2015.
17She filled out all the necessary paperwork.Fenony daholo ireo antontan-taratasin'asa nilaina rehetra.
18She even assembled a team of people to pledge to the Canadian government they would support the Kurdi family when they moved.Namorona vondron'olona ihany koa izy mba hampandre ny fanjakana Kanadiana fa handray an-tanana ny fianakaviana Kurdi ry zareo rehefa tafafindra monina any izy ireo.
19Tima only had money to sponsor one brother at a time.Vola hamatsiana anadahy iray ihany no teo ampelatanany tamin'io fotoana io.
20So instead, she wrote a letter to Immigration Minister Chris Alexander asking to help Alan's family.Noho izany, nanoratra taratasy ho an'ny Minisitra misahana ny fifindrà-monina, Chris Alexander, izy mba hangataka fanampiana amin'ny fanampiana ny fianakavian'i Alan.
21Speaking on Vancouver morning drive-in radio, opposition Member of Parliament Fin Donnelly explained tha tin March 2015 he had hand-delivered the letter from Tima, his constituent, to Alexander but received no response.Niteny tao amin'ny onjam-peo marainan'i Vancouver, nanazava ny mpanohitra mpikambana ao amin'ny Parlemanta, Fin Donnelly, fa nateriny an-tànana tany amin'i Alexander tamin'ny Martsa 2015 ny taratasin'i Tima, saingy tsy nahazoana valiny.
22Also read: Alan Kurdi's Death Forces Canada to Confront Its Commitment to Helping Syrian RefugeesVakio ihany koa: Fahafatesan'i Alan Kurdi nanery an'i Kanadà hiatrika ny andraikiny manoloana ny fanampiana ireo mpitsoa-ponenana Siriana (teny Anglisy)
23I can't help but think what bureaucrat pushing my father's application through to the accepted pile in the 80s is responsible for the comfortable, privileged, mobile life I now lead.Tsy misy azoko atao afa-tsy ny mieritreritra fa tena tomponandraikitra amin'ny fiainana mirindra sy ahafahako mivezivezy amin'izao fotoana ilay mpiasam-birao nandefa ny fangatahan-draiko mba ho isan'ireo nekena tamin'ny taona 80.
24I have unfettered access to most countries in the world right now.Tsy voabahana amin'ny fahazoana miditra any amin'ireo firenena maro eto amin'izao tontolo izao aho ankehitriny.
25In fact, I left a comfortable and secure life in Canada to start another comfortable, secure life in the Netherlands.Ny tena marina, nilaozako ny fiainana milamina tsara ary azo antoka tao Kanada mba hanomboka fiainana iray hafa azo antoka aty Pays-Bas.
26I like to think of this as the “passport privilege” I have attained through a combination of factors wholly outside of my control, or the merit of myself or my family.Tiako ny misaina an'izany ho toy ny tombontsoan'ny pasipaoro azoko tamin'ny alalan'ny fifangaroan'ireo singa marobe izay tsy izaho no mifehy azy, na ny fahamendrehako na ny fianakaviako.
27My passport privilege is the product of an open immigration policy initiated by Lester B.Vokatry ny politika iray fisokafan'ny fifindra-monina nataon'i Lester B.
28Pearson, and later carried out by Pierre Elliot Trudeau-two Canadian Prime Ministers that cemented Canada's position as humanitarian leaders.Pearson ny tombontsoan'ny pasipaoroko, ary notohizan'i Pierre Elliot Trudeau taty aoriana kely -Praiminisitra roa tao Kanada izay nanamafy ny toeran'i Kanada ho lohalaharana amin'ny resaka maha-olona.
29That policy, those leaders, and the bureaucrat that coincidentally thought my father's paperwork was acceptable within these policies have profoundly shaped the trajectory of my life.Io politika io, ireo mpitarika ireo, ary ny mpiasam-birao izay nifanojo eritreritra fa azo nekena ny taratasin'asan-draiko tao anatin'ireny politika ireny dia efa nandrafitra marina tokoa ny fizotry ny fiainako amin'izao fotoana izao.
30For the Kurdi family, however, the specifics go like this.Kanefa, tahaka izao no antsipirihany manokan'ny fiainan'ny fianakaviana Kurdi.
31An asylum application was delivered into the hands of a Minister of Citizenship and Immigration,found its way eventually to a bureaucrat who reviewed it in light of current policy, and issued the decisive No. The current immigration policy has reined in the “openness” that began in the 80s, and are currently adhering to strict scales of value depending on skills and the likelihood of the immigrants staying in Canada after obtaining that privileged passport.Fangatahana fialokalofana natolotra an-tànana ho an'ny Minisitra misahana ny Zom-pirenena sy ny Fifindràmonina, izay niafara teo anatrehan'ny mpitàna birao izay nahita ireny politika ireny, ary nandray ny fanapahankevitra handà tanteraka. Ny politikan'ny fifindràmonina amin'izao fotoana izao no nifehy ny “fisokafana” izay nanomboka tamin'ny taona 80, ary mifototra betsaka amin'ny maridrefiko hentitra momba ny fanànana fahaizamanao, sy mety hahafahan'ilay olona hijanona ao Kanadà aorian'ny fahazoana io tombontsoa omen'ny pasipaoro io.
32Those bureaucrats pushing applications through also have more authority to approve or refuse applications in light of whether they feel like the applicant will leave once they receive that golden ticket (a development more formally known as the Strengthening Canadian Citizenship Act, or Bill C-24).Ireny mpiasam-birao nanilika taratasy ireny koa dia manana fahefana betsaka hanaiky na handà ireo tranga entiny eo aminy, rehefa izay tena tsapan-dry zareo tokoa hoe handao nyfirenena ilay olona vantany vao mahazo ilay tapakila volamena (fantatra loatra amin'ny hoe Lalàna Fanamafinsana ny Zom-Pirenena Kanadiana na Lalàna C-24).
33In the aftermath of the Kurdi family's tragedy, the Canadian Prime Minister stated that the Canadian government was leading in the world as a safe haven for immigrants and refugees, admitting more refugees per capita than anywhere else in the world.Taorian'ilay zava-doza nanjo ny fianakavian'i Kurdi, nivoaka tamin'ny fahanginany ny Praiminisitra Kanadiana hiteny hoe ny governemanta Kanadiana no voalohany eto amin'izao tontolo izao amin'ny fandraisana mahafapo ireo mpifindra monina sy mpitsoa-ponenana amin'ny fanekena fatranà mpitsoa-ponenana misimisy kokoa miohatra amin'ireo firenena hafa erantany.
34This was an outright lie: according to the United Nations, Canada is not even in the top 10 countries taking in refugees.Lainga mahamenatra izany, izay amin'ireo zavatra navoakan'ny Firenena Mikambana izay manaporofo fa tsy tafiditra akory ao anatin'ireo firenena folo voalohany amin'ny fampiantranoana mpitsoa-ponenana i Kanadà.
35The fact that the bureaucrat who reviewed the Kurdi application refused it speaks to a tragedy we are seeing unfold continually before our eyes.Ny zava-nisy hoe nolavin'ireo mpitàna birao nijery azy ny fangatahan'ny fianakaviana Kurdi dia milaza betsaka momba ilay loza izay hitantsika isanandro vaky eo ambany masontsika miaraka amin'io olana io.
36It is a crisis that rests on pieces of paper handled by bureaucrats carrying out policies administered largely by men who have never understood the weight of that privileged passport.Izany dia olana mitoetra eo ambony ravin-taratasy izy ireo mpitàna birao no mampihatra ireo politika izay ny betsaka aminy dia avy amin'ireo lehilahy izay tsy nahafantatra velively ny lanjan'izany atao hoe pasipaoro misy tombontsoa manokana.
37Like many of the rest of us, I sit here feeling helpless.Ary izaho, toy ny maro amintsika, tia ny mipetraka eto miaraka amin'ny fahatsapàna ho tsy mehfa na inona na inona.
38Comfortable, and assured about our place and our ability to move around in the world.Mahazo aina tsara, ary voaaro amin'izay toerana misy sy ivezivezentsika eto amin'izao tontolo izao.
39Not because we deserve it more, but purely out of circumstances that include policies, timing, and even socio-economic status.Tsy hoe satria izika no tena mendrika izany, fa vokatry ny toedraharaha tsotra izao izany, izay idiran'ny politika, ny tetiandro ary hatramin'ny sata ara-tsosialy sy toekarena.
40There are many different organizations we can support, and there are many people making a difference in the middle of this.Misy fikambanana maro samihafa azontsika tohanana, ary misy olona marobe samihafa mitondra fanovàna ao anivon'io.
41I encourage all of you to look and support these causes.Mandrisika anareo rehetra aho hijery sy hanohana ireny tolona ireny.
42But I also want us to question the system as a whole, the notion of movement, and the freedoms and privilege associated with them.Nefa koa tiako isika raha mba hemetraka fanontaniana momba ny rafitra manontolo. Ny hevitry ny hoe hetsika, ary ny fahalalahana sy ny fahazoana tombontsoa mifamatotra amin'izy ireny.
43Is this really the way the world should be ordered?Tena tokony ho izao ve no fomba itantanana ity izao tontolo izao ity?