SOCI 230 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Chinese Immigration Act, 1923, European Canadian, Absorptive Capacity
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Prohibited immigration of: sex workers and their producers, anyone who was mentally handicapped, epileptic, insane, or affected with a contagious disease, any individual who is deaf, dumb. All migrants to canada had to come directly from their home country rather than through an intermediate country and then canada later. Act put into place to stem the migration of south. East indian immigrants on komagata maru turned away at. All chinese barred entry to canada except for diplomats, children born in canada to chinese parents, students and merchants with money for investment: had to pay an additional fee to be allowed into canada. 907 german jewish refugees aboard s. s. st. louis. Initially headed to cuba but cuba denied sanctuary. Sanctuary also turned away by south american countries, us and. Ship turned around and went back to europe. Passengers dispersed into britain, belgium, the netherlands: only the german jews who went to britain survived the.
