Detalles del documento

Imprima y guarde

Libro

About Canada: Immigration

Fecha

2015

Autores

Nupur Gogia y Bonnie Slade

Resumen

Many Canadians believe that immigrants steal jobs away from qualified Canadians, abuse the healthcare system and refuse to participate in Canadian culture. In About Canada: Immigration, Gogia and Slade challenge these myths with a thorough investigation of the realities of immigrating to Canada. Examining historical immigration policies, the authors note that these policies were always fundamentally racist, favouring whites, unless hard labourers were needed. Although current policies are no longer explicitly racist, they do continue to favour certain kinds of applicants. Many recent immigrants to Canada are highly trained and educated professionals, and yet few of them, contrary to the myth, find work in their area of expertise. Despite the fact that these experts could contribute significantly to Canadian society, deeply ingrained racism, suspicion and fear keep immigrants out of these jobs. On the other hand, Canada also requires construction workers, nannies and agricultural workers — but few immigrants who do this work qualify for citizenship. About Canada: Immigration argues that we need to move beyond the myths and build an immigration policy that meets the needs of Canadian society.

Number of pages

143

Lugar de publicación

Nova Scotia, Canada

Editor

Frenwood Pulishing

Palabras clave

immigration

Los sectores económicos

General relevance - all sectors

Tipos de contenido

Análisis de políticas, Casos documentados de abuso, Estadísticas sobre el trabajo y las condiciones de vida, La política actual, Políticas pasadas, y Número de trabajadores migrantes

Los grupos destinatarios

Legisladores, Conciencia Pública, Los investigadores, y ONG / grupos comunitarios / redes de solidaridad

Relevancia geográfica

Canada, Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec, Colombia Británica, Otras provincias, Federal, Nueva Escocia, y National relevance

Esferas de la actividad

Estudios culturales y étnicas, Economía, Geografía, Derecho, y Asistencia social

Idiomas

Inglés