Immigration policies and trends: A comparison of Canada and the United States
Open Access
- 1 February 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Duke University Press in Demography
- Vol. 13 (1) , 83-104
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2060422
Abstract
This paper discusses recent migration to North America with reference to the 1962 and 1967 Canadian immigration regulations and the 1965 United States Immigration and Nationality Act. Despite the similar emphasis on manpower and kinship criteria as the basis for the admission of immigrants, differences between Canada and the United States exist with respect to the importance of immigration for the respective economies, the organization of immigration, the formal regulations, and the size and composition of migrant streams. After an examination of the volume, origin, and occupational composition of immigration to Canada and the United States, flows between the two countries are studied. The paper concludes with a scrutiny of changes in immigration regulations which are pending in both countries.Keywords
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