GEOG 122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Cultural Diversity, Biculturalism, Occupational Segregation
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20: cultural diversity in the global north. Do ethnic enclaves impede integration: lumpiness" of the multicultural state, is lumpiness (segregation) a problem, cultural diversity & ignorance is a huge issue in the 21st century. In canada as well as other countries, selective/discriminatory/racist policies until 1945. The asian share of immigrants to canada has risen from less than 10% in 1966 to 50% in 2012. The european share has fallen from over 40% to 10% After 1967, there were revisions to the law and immigration became race-blind" in canada: 3 entry tracks, economic, family status, refugee status. In europe, post-colonial migration: we are here because you were there": here = uk, there = their homeland. In western europe post-colonial migration": from south asia, caribbean to britain, from north. Africa to france: ex: pakistanis, west indians as replacement workers in uk, ex: north africans migrating to france.
