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Asylum seekers want all essential workers to have a chance at permanent residency
coronavirus crisis.Asylum seekers on front lines of coronavirus crisis given chance at permanent residencyBut with the number of workers left out of the program, many say the criteria is unfair.“We want them to know that there’s still people working hard going outside everyday making sure that we get food, make sure our buildings are secure, and they need to be accepted equally like the ones that were accepted yesterday,” says Frantz André, a spokesperson from the Action Committee for People Without Status in Montreal.Henaway agreed.“Everyone deserves a right at permanent residency,” Henaway said.