Social Work 1022A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Chinese Head Tax In Canada, Neil Bissoondath
17 Feb 2017
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Immigration: early immigrants from uk, france, and northern europe, post war immigrants from other european countries, change in late 60s to the point system", 1960s and 1970s immigrants from asia, africa, middle east, latin america, History of immigration: policies based on need for labour, as well as public concerns and fears, many argue that current policy is based solely on economic gain, not good will" or. Multiculturalism": explicitly racist policies have been used through history to control immigration, attempts to exclude individuals from some ethno-racial groups, chinese head tax. Charging 500 canada (2 years salary: continuous journey requirement. Ship could not stop in any port between departure and destination; nearly impossible. Particularly applicable to south asians: post wwii economic growth changed immigration policy to meet increased demand for labour of the right kind". Points system 1967: eliminated nationality and race as factors in immigrant decision-making.
