Controversy and Complexity : Canadian Immigration Policy During The 1980s by Gerald E. Dirks (1995, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherMcGill-Queen's University Press
ISBN-100773512381
ISBN-139780773512382
eBay Product ID (ePID)868912

Product Key Features

Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameControversy and Complexity : Canadian Immigration Policy During the 1980s
Publication Year1995
SubjectPublic Policy / General, Emigration & Immigration, World / Canadian
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorGerald E. Dirks
FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9.8 in
Item Width5.9 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN95-192133
IllustratedYes
SynopsisAfter describing the context that prompted the changes enacted in the 1976 Immigration Act, Dirks turns to contemporary immigration: he examines such controversial and complex issues as establishing annual arrivals targets, setting and managing refugee policy, and developing regulatory procedures for handling applicants. Costs and benefits of a universal visa policy, the distinction between refugees and immigrants, the role of the provinces, and the relationship between immigration and demographic issues are considered in depth. Dirks also pays particular attention to the structure of the organization. Bringing his study into this decade, he concludes by focusing on 1993 amendments to the Immigration Act. Throughout Dirks demonstrates that economic factors, while playing a major role in immigration policy, have not always been the most important consideration. He argues convincingly that social and political factors, as well as structural, organizational and bureaucratic considerations, have had a pivotal impact on both the content and the implementation of policy., Canada is high on the list of desirable destinations for prospective immigrants and has received more than five million immigrants and refugees since the end of World War II. In this comprehensive overview of Canadian immigration policy Gerald Dirks describes the forces and factors that influenced the formulation and administration of immigration policy in the 1980s.
LC Classification NumberJV7233.D57 1995
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