SOC102H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 21: Immigration Law, Skilled Worker, Permanent Residency In Canada
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Citizenship immigration (because some persons are citizens by birth, descent, or adoption), but immigration = citizenship. For canada, much of its citizenry has migrated from abroad. There are several migrant and citizen categories and identities in canada. While immigration (and citizenship) are often assumed to be about ethnicity and labour markets, they are also about governance and moral regulation. These processes are fraught with inequalities and stimulate forms of resistance. The sociology of immigration: not a clearly defined field of inquiry, evident in other disciplines (e. g. , anthropology, demography, geography, economics, history, law, political science) How do migrants become citizens: not usually addressed because immigration integration models are usually distinguished from citizenship policies and practices. Sociology has paid less attention to citizenship and more attention to immigration: citizenship is not limited to the formal legal kind, but refers to a much broader set of practices and ways of being.
