SOSC 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Language Proficiency, Messiah Complex, Indentured Servant
27 Feb 2016
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Canadian nationalist mythology= the idea that someone our society is equal and everyone is treated fair. Video has sanitary coding implying that immigrants don"t have these values and we are being generous by letting them in. Certain people that we want to allow into this country and others that we don"t. Canada is a white nation (and especially a white british and french nation), but also the demands of the state for labor. Gurdit singth and the komagata maru (1914) Fredrick charles blair (director immigration branch) and the voyage of the damned jewish boat. Shift from overt racism in legislation to racism in the practice of law. Points based on: occupation, education, language, skills and age. Ostensibly race neutral, but has sexist and racist effects. Increasing reliance on migrant labor (as opposed to permanent resident labor) 2008: first year more migrants more accepted than immigrants. Last decade or so: temporary migrant workers have tripeled from 101,100 to 300,210.
