Chapter 9 Marisa Nguyen Elaine Sherriffe Mark Balraj

 Seen as: inconvenient, faceless numbers, queue-jumpers and problem people for Canada border control management  View View

 Over 200 million people residing outside their homeland  The “push” effect  The “pull” effect  Domestic and abroad immigrants have historically played a role to contributing to national identity, and boosting the Canada economy

 Aging population and decline birth rates  Diminishing tax base  Create more jobs  Work skills  Business Starters  Drudge work and labour shortage  New labour market should be controlled by immigrants in 2011  Strong mentality to succeed

 UN Nansen medal in 1986  Immigration policies: - how many? - what kind? - what for?  Too many immigrants who are not suitable for Canada  Not enough of the “right kind”

 Unjust  Political considerations rather than national interest  Exploitation of new immigrants by immigration consultants  Bureaucratic Ineptness  Sexist, racist, and values social class  History History

 Blacklog of immigrant applications; could take up to 6 years to process (minimum)  6.2 million immigrants (Foreign) live in Canada  Foreign born: 19.8 of population increased by 13.6  Canadian birth rates were only 3.3%  By 2025, immigrants will make up all population increase in Canada

 Asian and the Middle East as the largest newcomer at 58.3%  More than 200 languages in Canada  Toronto housed 2.3 million foreign born residents (47.7% of total population)

 Many support  Others are openly critical Others are openly critical  Some immigrants are those who buy their way in  Also seen as poor, and criminal individuals  Canadians are comfortable with poor immigrants and fear highly qualified immigrants  Some fear they are a threat to the economy  Linked to terrorism, drug trafficking, prostitution among other things

 What occurs when the economy is booming versus when the economy cools down?  The Globe and Mail and CTV reports these sorts of attitudes exist  Discussion Question: What are you thoughts/personal experiences to these claims?

 Refugees: Forced to flee their home country Face persecution or death Permanent status  Asylum Seekers  Internally displaced person  Stateless Person  Evacuee  Temporary Worker  Professional Transient

 4 criterion: - policies and programs to regulation entry - integration - citizenship rights - Society builders

 Informal and discretionary  Racist orientation  Criminals, mentally unfit, the diseased, nationalities unlikely to assimilate and city dwellers  Japanese, Chinese, and East Asians  “White-man Country”  Immigration were known for: cheap labour and rapid removal  3 insights to this overview

 1947 immigration policy  Radical shift in immigration law by 1962  Class rather than race emerged as a criteria  1967 classes: Family assisted relatives independents refugees  Point system  Question: Although Canadian immigration policy has come along way from the early 1900’s, does it still eliminate race entirely from its provisions?

 Economy Class  Family Class  Humanitarian Class  Plus: Temporary Residents

 What kind of immigration program does Canada want?  Why does Canada need immigrants?  How many?  From Where?  Which class is preferred?  Immigration policies that reflect European experience may no longer apply  Mutual accommodation  Fair and Equal social contract