\u201cI find it funny how we\u2019re being blamed for the housing crisis when I know many international students crammed into single rooms shared by six people or living in houses as many as 16,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd these aren\u2019t exaggerations because these are the lived realities of many international students in our community. And we\u2019re being blamed for rising rents when, in truth, housing policy failures are the real issue, and governments at all levels have created the conditions for this crisis\u2026 And this unfair judgment really just adds to the struggles we already face.\u201d<\/p>\n While international students may feel more personally targeted by the changes, all students, including domestic, will see a difference at post-secondary institutions. Camosun\u2019s newly announced restructuring and talk of layoffs are yet to cause any dips in quality at the college, however, many students are still concerned for what may come.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Second-year Arts and Science student Madison Veiszer has already seen the effects of the college\u2019s announcement, she says, brewing anxiety around campus.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s just an unnecessary amount of tension on campus right now around the professors and, of course, international students,\u201d she says. \u201cI know I\u2019ve seen a lot of them have more stress than usual from this. Everyone\u2019s worried for their jobs, which is, as an empathetic person, that\u2019s sad to see.\u201d<\/p>\n Second-year Arts and Science student Mark John Lasser says he\u2019s concerned about the lack of diverse voices, which he says have improved his classroom culture.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s going to be unfortunate to lose that diversity in the classroom and differences of opinion,\u201d he says. \u201cI don\u2019t think you would lose it as much in, like, chemistry as you would for perhaps sociology, where that would be more important to have. I can say that in my sociology class, it is definitely nice to have a lot of people speaking about their experiences and how they differ.\u201d<\/p>\n Although many domestic students recognize a decline in international student enrolment is unfortunate, there are still students who believe the federal changes will serve Canadians positively. Baluyut says this sentiment has made campus an unwelcoming environment.<\/p>\n \u201cPersonally, in all of my classes, there has been some discussions about this because of the restructuring that Camosun College is trying to do on its organization because of the lack of revenue from international students. And I just hear a lot of my classmates who are local Canadians who have this sentiment in which they say that, \u2018Oh, I think it\u2019s just fair because we are facing the housing crisis, and these people are driving our housing prices up.\u2019 And\u2026 It\u2019s hard not to feel the weight of those perceptions. Whenever I walk into our campus, sometimes I would think, What do these locals think of me? Do they see me as stealing their jobs? Do they think I am responsible for the housing crisis? Do they resent me for using resources meant to help struggling locals? So these are the thoughts that linger constantly when I\u2019m on campus.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Canadian government\u2019s change of tune on immigration has sparked a variety of reactions from both international and domestic students. 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