The Immigration Dillemma

I think the biggest HR issue facing Canada is immigration. Here's why - our workforce is aging, yes? There is going to be, in the next few years, a tremendous demand for knowledge workers and labourers as they retire. There will be an insufficient amount of workers to fill the void.
This is all, pardon the pun, old news.

So if this is such an impending disaster, why is it that the think tanks that hide behind Harper, and the great minds behind other developed countries experiencing the same problem in the US and Europe remain adamant on keeping qualified immigrants at bay? They are allowed to immigrate as qualified professionals, and then prevented from working in their chosen field. On what planet does that make sense? Either tell them upfront they have no chance of finding relevant work for a few years upon arrival, or better yet, make a better effort at helping these people find work, or if need be convert their skills to ones that are usable. For example, it is pretty obvious that you can't just walk in from another country and be a doctor - the law is different, the language may be different, etc. But at the same time, they should not be starting from scratch, either.

Would your employer be ok with you complaining about a problem that you have a solution for, just would rather not implement it, or implement it badly? The answer is that you would be fired. Especially with the amount of money and lives on the line.