What are the goals of Canada's immigration policy?
Approximately 250,000 people immigrate to Canada each year. Roughly two thirds of these immigrants are "economic immigrants", which means they are moving to Canada for a better life and often have education, skills, and experience that makes them valuable to the Canadian economy. Canada likes skilled immigration because it keeps our economy very competitive and ensures we have a highly skilled labour force to power our industry. Approximately 20% of Canadian immigrants are "family class", which means that a family member is already a Canadian citizen and sponsors their relative. Canada likes family class immigrants because they often settle and integrate quite well into the country when they already have family here. This category includes spousal sponsorship applicants whose husband or wife is a Canadian. Approximately 10% of immigrants to Canada are refugees, and Canadians care a lot about helping people around the World. For example, Canada recently agreed to accept 25,000 Syrian refugees in a couple months while USA at 10X the size is debating whether or not to accept 60,000.
What do Americans think about illegal immigrants like Santiago Munez?
Santiago's family lived in Mexico. They went through hardships, so he crossed the border with his father, grandmother, and baby brother when he was only about 8 I believe. He lived the rest of his life in Los Angeles playing soccer and working as a gardener for wealthy homes until he was discovered by a former talent scout. The scout had no real authority but he gave Santiago a slim opportunity to try out for Newcastle United in England, with no guarantee that they would let him try out. Also, he had to take a flight from Mexico so if he failed then he wouldn't get back in the U.S. without crossing illegaly again. After much adversity he finally made the first team. Later, in Goal! 2 he moves on to Real Madrid, one of the most prestigious football clubs in the world. So that means he lived most of his life in the U.S. illegally, he learned and refined most of his soccer skills in the streets of L.A. where he had no right to be. Should we boycott this movie? Or is it ok?
What should the immigration policy of the USA be? What would be economically & socially optimal?
The Immigration Policy (and thus Immigration Law) of the USA should seek to:attract those individuals and families who will be positive contributors to our society.exclude those individuals and families who will be a burden to our society.There is a concomitant public policy question: what changes in our policies and laws for citizens should be made to attract the best, brightest, most productive, most ... pick-your-positive-criterion people from elsewhere, as compared to the policies and laws of other nations. That is to say, we should respond to international competition in areas of economic policy, social policy, tax policy. Oh, Liberty & Freedom, too (not sure we have a lock on that any more, what with warrantless wiretapping, secret search warrants (National Security Letters), the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)'s Security Theater in our airports, and the awful USA PATRIOT Act).In my view, that means the USA should always have the best deal going for each and every individual citizen, because those who are disadvantaged can always emigrate elsewhere, and the last thing we want is an exodus of productive, positively contributing citizens because they feel ill-treated (or can get a better citizenship elsewhere). The quite apparent and offensive attitude of those on the left who believe (and espouse!) that the nation has a property interest in the labor of its productive citizens should be “adjusted” (Self-Improvement is always a good goal) through reflection on the implications rather than wait for reality to deliver the inevitable and frantic boot-to-the-head.
What was working for the “American dream” like for immigrants?
“What was working for the “American dream” like for immigrants?”I believe that would depend on how you got here, did you become a citizen, did you have a goal, were you able to acquire your goal, do you participate and keep a mindful eye on your community?I think also just about everyone here is related to an immigrant in the beginning, but always with the desire and intent of acquiring citizenship as a part of the American Dream.This is what the American Dream used to mean.
What was an effect of the immigration laws of 1921 and 1924?
Ms, the effect was really placed upon the Eastern Europeans and those from Southern Europe specifically. I am including a brief on both Immgration Acts here below for you to consider. The 1921 Act is the first time the United States placed quotas to the immigration counts ~ a process that was effectively modified in the 1950s but still remains today. If I can be of further assistance just update the question or contact me through my profile. The "Emergency Quota Act of 1921" was superseded by the "Immigration Act of 1924". Emergency Quota Act of 1921: (in brief) The average annual inflow of immigrants prior to 1921 was 175,983 from Northern and Western Europe, and 685,531 from other countries, principally Southern and Eastern Europe. In 1921, immigration was 198,082 from Northern and Western Europe, and 158,367 from principally Southern and Eastern Europe (including other countries), being shown as a drastic reduction in immigration levels from other countries, principally Southern and Eastern Europe. Professionals were to be admitted without regard to their country of origin. The Act set no limits on immigration from Latin America. The Act was soon revised by the Immigration Act of 1924. Immigration Act of 1924: (in brief) The Immigration Act made permanent the basic limitations on immigration into the United States established in 1921 and modified the National Origins Formula established then. In conjunction with the Immigration Act of 1917, it governed American immigration policy until the passage of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which revised it completely. The 1924 Act also established the "consular control system" of immigration, which divided responsibility for immigration between the State Department and the Immigration and Naturalization Service. It mandated that no alien should be allowed to enter the United States without a valid immigration visa issued by an American consular officer abroad. In present day it is important to consider both the 1921 and 1924 Acts - it's rather easy to build a bridge and make your paper more effective. Best of luck, Gerry
Why were Irish American immigrants so successful?
Andrew Greeley, a sociologist, priest, and novelist, has an entire book devoted to this question, “The Irish Americans” and there have been several other authors tackle the question as well.From what I can recall (my Irish ancestors came over in the 1790’s wave from Dublin as middle class folks and remained that here, my Scots Irish ancestors came over in the early 1700’s and settled on the wild western frontier of Pennsylvania that’s now West Virginia so hillbillies except for those who walked West like greatgrandpa.)As Donovan points out the Irish landed in major seaport cities and to a considerable extent stayed there, lacking the money to go further let alone start a business or buy farmland. That put them as the available workforce for all sorts of new jobs that taught useful skills (manufacturing, food processing, commercial fishing, shipbuilding, sawmill and woodworking, house building, bricklaying, delivery and transport, ship’s crews, railroad workers, etc. and those skills were emerging and honed where they’d happened to stay. Moving up into skilled work also opens a lot of entrepreneurial opportunities and the harsh treatment in Ireland made being one’s own boss, too valuable to fire, or a land-owner especially compelling as a life goal. The cities like Boston where the American high school was invented and Harvard and MIT nearby had far more education available, big public libraries early on, bookshops, apprenticeships in every field, museums, lectures, etc. so learning was much more available there early on. Irish Americans have the most graduate degrees (as of the 1980’s when Greeley researched this) of any ethnic group in America.Getting taught logic by Jesuit Priests is a powerful advantage to clear thinking and careful decision-making, as is a strong ethical compass that’s consistent rather than “situational ethics”, being trustworthy and honest are huge advantages in succeeding in America where trusting strangers is essential.Like other groups continually persecuted for being who they were, it means not especially trusting in anything but your wits and family members rather than institutions, the legal system, political parties, etc. and encourages people to develop transportable skills for fresh starts far away (so be a merchant or a lawyer rather than a blacksmith, farmer, etc.) and that coincidentally particularly well prepared then for the emerging economy based on services more than land ownership.
The primary goal of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was to?
D. remove trade restrictions among the United States, Canada, and Mexico and increase cross border trade The North American Free Trade Agreement is a comprehensive trade agreement linking Canada, the United States, and Mexico in a free trade sphere. NAFTA went into effect on January 1, 1994. NAFTA called for immediately eliminating duties on half of all U.S. goods shipped to Mexico and gradually phasing out other tariffs over a period of about 14 years. Restrictions were to be removed from many categories, including motor vehicles and automotive parts, computers, textiles, and agriculture. The treaty also protected intellectual property rights (patents, copyrights, and trademarks) and outlined the removal of restrictions on investment among the three countries. Provisions regarding worker and environmental protection were added later as a result of supplemental agreements signed in 1993.