DEVS 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Commonwealth Of Nations, Chinese Head Tax In Canada, Threshing Machine
28 Jan 2018
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The act of departing of exciting from one state (opposite of immigration) Process or a person who is moving or moved across. A process where non-nationals move into a country, usually for settlement. Usually a student or worker moving back and forth from their home country to the host country. Forced migration: a coerced migratory movement (refugees, internally displaced peoples, Attracting settlers to the west: 1867-1914: western canada opened for mass settlement idyllic and hopeful advertisements that didn"t necessarily reflect newcomer experience. Immigration policies: immigration policy is about who is included and excluded. 19th and early 20th century policies and attitudes: immigration policy has always been concerned with labour. Canadian government and corporate interests have been interested in cheap labour especially: changes to immigration policies in late 1960s eliminated race as an explicit category, but trends today around citizenship still contribute to unfair practices. Forced migrations to and in canada: slavery:
