Vulnerabilities of Highly Skilled Immigrants in Canada and the United States.
Despite similar permanent status immigration categories (Economic, Family, and Refugee), the experiences of skilled immigrants in Canada and the United States are quite different. The point system used to select applicants for the Economic Class in Canada makes skilled immigrants vulnerable to a num...
| Publicado en: | American Review of Canadian Studies Vol. 39; no. 2; pp. 147 - 162 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=43577856&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 43577856 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 02722011 7J0 jtl: American Review of Canadian Studies issn: 02722011 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Jun2009 vid: 39 iid: 2 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd artinfo: ui: 43577856 10.1080/02722010902848169 ppf: 147 ppct: 15 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 200KB tig: atl: Vulnerabilities of Highly Skilled Immigrants in Canada and the United States. aug: au: Somerville, Kara Walsworth, Scott su: Immigration law Employment discrimination Social conditions of immigrants Foreign workers Government policy Canadian economy, 1991- United States economy, 2001-2009 Canada United States sug: subj: Canada United States Immigration law Employment discrimination Social conditions of immigrants Foreign workers Government policy Canadian economy, 1991- United States economy, 2001-2009 keyword: Discrimination Economic Class economic integration foreign credentials Immigration skilled workers ab: Despite similar permanent status immigration categories (Economic, Family, and Refugee), the experiences of skilled immigrants in Canada and the United States are quite different. The point system used to select applicants for the Economic Class in Canada makes skilled immigrants vulnerable to a number of perils after the migrant lands. Foreign credentials and work experience are discounted by Canadian employers, who also impose a discriminatory income penalty on minorities. While previous cohorts of Economic Class migrants may have been warned of these perils via reliable migrant networks, new Canadian research suggests that recent cohorts have no such safety net. This article examines the economic integration experiences of Economic Class migrants in the United States in light of the Canadian experiences. The vulnerabilities reported in Canada do not appear to be transferable to the United States, because immigration policy in the US stresses pre-landing employment commitments via employer sponsorship. Accordingly, prospective Economic Class migrants to the United States do not migrate without first knowing how their credentials and “minority status” will affect employment opportunities. However, for the 85,000 skilled workers admitted to the United States on H-1B temporary visas each year, the perils noted in the Canadian experience are relevant, as are a number of additional concerns. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of American Review of Canadian Studies is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: American Review of Canadian Studies holder: Taylor & Francis Ltd dt: @attributes: year: 2009 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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