https://calgarysun.com/opinion/columnists/bell-danielle-smith-speaks-out-immigration
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith talks about a made-in-Alberta immigration system and it's got some rules:
“Here goes. Buckle up.
Smith tells us what is on her mind.
“When you look at the United Kingdom which has a socialist prime minister and they’re talking about not being able to access social programs until you’ve worked for 10 years.
That’s the kind of thing they’re talking about in a socialist country.
“Those are the kinds of conversations we need to have here.
”Is there a certain amount of time you’ve got to work and be a taxpayer before you become eligible for the programs here.”

Like what programs?
”Maybe you don’t get health care covered until you have been a taxpayer for a number of years.

”Maybe you don’t bring your kids over to be educated in our publicly-funded education system or use our taxpayer-supported child-care system until you have a certain number of years as a taxpayer.
You have to pay into the system.”

Smith says those who want to become permanent residents would then know “the number of years they’ve got to work in order to be able to receive all the entitlements of those who have been taxpayers all their lives.”

Smith says being a citizen or being on the path to citizenship as a permanent resident has privileges.

”Until somebody becomes a permanent resident and citizen we’ll treat them like tourists,” she says.
”As a tourist you don’t go to somebody else’s country and expect to get child care and education and health care and other benefits.”

The Alberta premier also takes time to talk about the “huge surge” of English-language learners in the schools.
“That tells you something.
When you look at our immigration system you normally get points for knowing the local language,” says Smith.
“When I look at these numbers I’m looking at a very large number of people coming into our province who don’t have the rudimentary basics of the language.”