1. I. The Puzzle: The Value Added of Urban Policy
Net of: 
Socio-demographics of host city
Socio-demographics of specific immigrant groups
The national context and regional variation
Specific national policies affecting immigration

2. II. Can one borrow urban models?
Japanese researchers in Canada
Existing research
Eurocities: strengths and weaknesses

3. III. The structure of urban policies
Need to specify if municipal designed and funded policies, or policies by other levels of government or other actors which take place in cities.
Immigration as a national, regional, and urban policy and funding implications. Who pays? Who benefits?
What are the appropriate domains for (urban) policy

4. IV. From cultural sensitivity to voluntary (benign?) apartheid
Social objectives and the delivery of policy
Should ethnic match be reflected in: ·      The origin of staff ·      The auspices of the agency delivering the service ·      The extent to which the service content is culturally sensitive

5. IV. From cultural sensitivity to voluntary (benign?) apartheid
c. Montreal and Toronto: Cradle to grave minority institutions – the model for Europe?
d. The case of residential concentration: Barriers or launching pads to integration

6. IV. From cultural sensitivity to voluntary (benign?) apartheid
Final caveat: The limits of urban policy and urban politics for migrant empowerment