... where immigrants began to migrate to Canada. In 1885, Chinese immigrants were brought to Canada to build a national railway and after its completion; the Canadian government prohibited the families of these workers from immigrating to Canada by passing the Chinese Immigration Act (Abu-Laban & Gabriel, 2003, p.294). Throughout ... and that is not married or in a common-law relationship are considered eligible through the Family Reunification program. If a Canadian immigrant does not have any living family members that qualifies to be sponsored as a member of the family class and does not...

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... shame, if we closed the door to immigrants who come here to work, save and build a better life for themselves and their families. Throughout the centuries, immigrants have enriched America's culture, bringing foreign languages, distinct cultural customs, traditions and values. Immigrants have made numerous contributions to this land despite, or maybe even because of their diversity. These contributions enriched our ... culture, advanced sciences, and affected the economic, political and social aspects of the United States. For instance, consider the arts, which are unique in America bec...

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... , or potential citizens. In the end, the inability of the United States government to clearly define and enforce its policies towards Mexicans left the American public wary of the new culture, and thus rallied them to promote an ethnically homogeneous society. In order to clearly understand why most Anglo Americans became firmly devoted to the idea of an ethnically homogeneous society ... , it is first necessary to examine the historical policies implemented towards immigration, and the government responses to new waves of culture. By doing so, it will become evident that societal percept...

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