Immigrants
Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and other short-term stays in a destination country do not fall under the definition of immigration or migration; seasonal labour immigration is sometimes included, however. As for economic effects, research suggests that migration is beneficial both to the receiving and sending countries. Research, with few exceptions, finds that immigration on average has positive economic effects on the native population, but is mixed as to …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 November 2024 English
The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …
recipients 87 4.2 Newspaper and comment pieces on immigrants and welfare fraud, 1990–2023 90 6.1 Causes … in family allowances), the aged, carers, and immigrants/migrants.31 It also encompasses support for … not to say the subject is absent – the issue of immigrants supposedly defrauding the nhs recurs in oral … contributions to gain a state pension? Should immigrants with no record of financial contribution be … in a core fixation of the Brexit debate: that immigrants hoovered up benefits to which they were not entitled …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 12 November 2024 English
The political life of Dene leader Georges Erasmus — a radical Native rights crusader widely regarded as one of the most important Indigenous leaders of the past fifty years. For …
the es- tablishment of the Con Mine brought immigrants from Germany, Italy, Sweden, and elsewhere. …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
offers no benefits. A disproportionate number of immigrants, racialized minorities, and young people work … as people with disabilities, the elderly, and immigrants. Finally, we collaborated with Dalhousie University’s …
UMP: University of Manitoba Press · 7 November 2024 English
“This book is absolutely amazing and one of the most original collections that I have read in many years. Intended for everyone who inhabits Turtle Island—Indigenous and settler alike—Manomin encourages …
agricultural expanse. Canada offered incentives to immigrants who were willing to build Canada’s breadbasket—incentives …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 29 October 2024 English
“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past …
juggling several beanbags in one hand. Like many immigrants Bāchan never learned to speak English in her … writes of how growing resentments toward Asian immigrants as a “yellow horde” or “yellow peril” plagued …
Fraser Institute · 24 October 2024 English
New survey shows Canadian parents with kids in K-12 schools, and parents in British Columbia, find letter grades on report cards significantly clearer and easier to understand than the BC …
among respondents who are 35 or older, and non-immigrants. More than half of parents (57%) found the descriptive … among respondents who are 35 or older, and non-immigrants.16 BC’s Descriptive Grading on Report Cards …
UCP: University of Calgary Press · 20 October 2024 English
Essential for understanding and mobilizing public health efforts.
ALBERTA, 1919–2019 22 restrictive and excluded immigrants on the basis of their ethnicity, race, and na- … federal government sought to attract “desirable” immigrants, primarily those from the British Isles and … Germany, and Hungary.15 While the influx of immigrants from central and eastern Europe into west- ern … was a hierarchy in the desir- ability of new immigrants.16 While central and eastern Europeans were viewed … province. In 1892, open hos- tility toward Chinese immigrants resulted in a mass city riot in Calgary, sparked …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
girls; environments are cleaner; and people are more tolerant of other genders, minorities, and immigrants. Conversely, compared with the top 25 percent, in the 25 percent least economically-free countries: …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
girls; environments are cleaner; and people are more tolerant of other genders, minorities, and immigrants. Conversely, compared with the top 25 percent, in the 25 percent least economically-free countries: …
more tolerant of other genders, minorities, and immigrants (figure 1.14). • Compared with the governments … tolerant of other genders, minorities, and immigrants Source: Economic Freedom of the World: 2024 Annual … like large corporations, foreign countries, or immigrants, over the interests of “the people.”20 Not surprisingly …
Fraser Institute · 16 October 2024 English
girls; environments are cleaner; and people are more tolerant of other genders, minorities, and immigrants. Conversely, compared with the top 25 percent, in the 25 percent least economically-free countries: …