SWRK 221 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Fallback Font, Family Reunification, Permanent Residency
10 Jan 2016
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Canada"s colonial immigration project: implemented with the goal to occupy the aboriginal territories. 2nd wave of immigration: composed mainly of european immigrants. 3rd wave of immigration: immigrants chosen to work in low-skilled jobs. Temporary residents: students, farm workers, agricultural workers. Immigration: choosing immigrants to invest in the canadian economy. Problem: choosing skilled workers with a lot of flexibility means they may move if economic prospects are more attractive. Temporary workers/ students: dependent on a third party: family sponsorship. Psychological: never having a sense of belonging. People without legal permission to remain in canada. Many refugee claimants lose their legal status. Smuggled into canada (false papers, clandestine entry), Must apply to immigration & refugee board. Refused refugees (people have been accepted on humanitarian grounds. People who are in the process of applying for canadian citizenship and commit a crime within canada can be sent back to their country of origin.
