Nexen Scholarships: The truth? [Archives:2005/903/Letters to the Editor]
Concerned Yemen Citizen
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Since the inception of the Canadian Nexen Scholarships in 1999, Nexen has always insited that their scholarship program was for the sake and benefit of Yemen, not Canada. However, over the years it is slowly, but surely, becoming evident that some Nexen executives might have always had other intentions. Let us look at the facts:
Fact 1). First, since 2000 to 2004, Nexen strongly rejected offering any jobs to its scholarship graduates in Yemen. Any analyst would have predicted that many of these graduates would not prefer working for the government or anyone else other than Nexen, and that they would be discouraged to return if Nexen made it clear that they had no future with the company in Yemen. Well, guess what? The majority of graduates for 2003-2004 did indeed stay in Canada because they could easily find jobs and because Nexen refused to take them in Yemen.
Fact 2). Starting in 2004-2005, Nexen in Calgary has started to hire graduates of their program in Canada! Another, very strong, incentive for the students NOT to go back to Yemen.
Fact 3). The Canada Immigration Lawyers in Calgary say that the chances of students staying for work in Canada after graduation applying for citizenship is 98%, and chances of students who do get jobs in Canada qualifying for Canadian citizenship is almost 99.99%.
CONCLUSION: The only logical conclusion one can make is that Nexen always wanted the students for benefit of Canada, and did everything possible to discourage them from going back and helping them to get jobs in Canada, and in consequence becoming citizens of Canada.
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