Memo Immigration Case Study

But, why do people still want to come to U.S?Because of various reasons, some of them want freedom, others says they have escaped from their government, some people consider U.S the land of dreams, some people might come because of employment opportunities, some others want to get rich, quite a few others want to practice their religion without any fear. Finally, they all came to have and build a better life. They want to have a better future, a good job, a fancy car, a huge house, and safety.

A key challenge the idea of Canada as a racially-inclusive society are the events surrounding immigration policy throughout its history. Two periods of history which display this are the events regarding Chinese and Asian immigration, and Indian immigration. Each of these moments display how the Canadian government used its power to ensure Canada was a white supremacist state. In the case of Chinese immigrants, the state used rigorous measures to reduce immigration, and initiatives to ensure individuals to did immigrate were not successful.

Within this paper I will discuss how this quote relates and argues the four phases of Canadian Immigration that were taught within this course.

Major government policies and acts were headway into creating Canada’s modern-day identity. The Immigration Act of 1976 changed Canada’s perspective on immigration eligibility, and majorly contributed towards structuring Canada’s polyethnic background and culture. Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau grew up in an extremely discriminatory climate, and believed that Canada should inherit collective identity. Trudeau endorsed immigration to built Canada’s diverse ethnic culture, and accentuated third world immigrants to bring change to Canada’s

This case involves the appellant, Shiwprashad, who after 14 prior criminal record charges, including assault and threatening death, committed robbery (p5). His last conviction prior to the robbery was entered October 20th, 2008, for the sexual interference and sexual exploitation of his 15-year-old step daughter. He pleaded guilty and received a 12-month conditional sentence for sexual interference on top of 100 days he had spent in pre-sentence custody. For the sexual exploitation aspect of the crime he received a 90-day intermittent sentence (p6). Being his sexual interference charge was so severe, on July 8th, 2009, he was reported to be “inadmissible to Canada on the basis of serious criminality pursuant to s. 36(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, S.C. 2001, c. 27 (IRPA)”

Unfortunately, even individuals who have become naturalized citizens are at the risk of deportation if they are convicted of a felony. A law was passed in 2005 that allows the government to strip a convicted felon of naturalized citizenship, a green card, or asylum status.

In the March 9th article written by Katie Benner and Jenifer Medina the issue of immigration laws is raised following the lawsuit against California over 3 laws the state has enacted regarding immigration and deportation. The sanctuary laws that have been put into place provide protections for undocumented immigrants. One law the California Values Act, limits sharing information with federal agents about criminals unless they have been convicted of a serious crime. The second forbids employers from cooperating with immigration agents who comduct worksite enforcement operations. Finally, the third law requires the state to inspect the detention centers where gederal authorities are holding immigrants. The DOJ claims these laws are unconstitutional and are keeping the federal government and ICE from doing their job. This lawsuit by the DOJ has brought the increasing tensions between local and federal officials to a crescendo.

Since I left Cedar Falls, each day I have missed the love and support I received from you all. When I moved to Iowa, God called me to bring hope and healing to broken individuals and communities. In discussions with many of you about our polarized media, increased radical Islamization, global terrorism and the huge gaps between people of diverse faiths I realized that these issues have hurt many of us.

To further add to the strengths of Canadian immigration policy, Canadian views on immigration are supported by a qualitative support, rather than misconceived narrative of immigrants. To elaborate, the media has created a narrative where certain races of immigrants are more prone to committing crimes through the over-reporting of immigrant crimes and incidents (Rossiter & Rossiter, 2009, p.2). This then creates a false impression of them that is reflected in the immigration policy, which then further fuels the discrimination. Statistically speaking, this impression is false as immigrants do not commit crimes at a greater rate than native population (Rossiter & Rossiter, 2009, p.5). In fact, according to empirical research, immigrants who have

The punishments are anyone who is convicted of these crimes will have to spend at least two years in jail. At the same time, they must register

Research suggests that legal immigrants commit less crime than native-born citizens, but despite this evidence there are discrepancies in how the criminal justice system punishes both groups, leaving legal immigrants to be punished more severely than native-born citizens. Many believe that legal immigrants, particularly minority groups, are not only a threat to society, but they are said to increase crime in the United States (Wang, 2012). Research by D. Sohoni and T. Sohoni (2013) revealed that, “nativist discourses also present certain immigrants as a threat to American society. This threat is both cultural, because of their (presumed) unwillingness or inability to assimilate, and social, because of their (presumed) displacement of American workers, and their abuse of social services and community resources” (p. 50). Due to this negative perception of immigrants, they are viewed as “aliens,” “immoral,” and “outsiders” who do not belong in the US (D. Sohoni & T. Sohoni, 2013). Immigrants have been fighting not only a war with society’s negative views of them, but also the power those perceptions play on their ability to gain upward mobility and succeed in the US and their ability to receive fair punishment when they commit offenses. Therefore, many are left unable to adjust to societal norms and are not given fair treatment by different community resources or the criminal justice system.

Evan thou Illegal immigrants all get arrested for breaking the law,(8 U.S. Code § 1325 - Improper entry by alien) legal immigrants do not have a higher crime rate than the native-born population.

Canada is a country filled with a diverse population, in regards to both immigrants and those born within the country. However, it is undeniable that Canada was born on the land of the natives and that they are still a very integrated community within the country. As of 2011, the aboriginal population took 4.3% of the nation’s inhabitants, a 20.1% increase from 2001 (Statistics Canada, 2014). This translates to approximately 1.4 million citizens, but unfortunately, 23.2% of the federal inmates within the country are aboriginals (Office of the Correctional Investigator, 2013). There is an abnormally large amount of indigenous people behind bars, in which the incarnation rate for aboriginal offenders are ten times higher than an non-aboriginal

Immigrants have/had different survival methods than non-migrants, even then, each migrant had their own method of survival. As explored, it is the difference of the way Canadians survive and live in this fair country that makes "being Canadian" possible and unique for the entire population.

When examining both the United States and Canada, Bloemraad makes it clear that historically, both countries shared a liberal approach to immigrant naturalization, but beginning with the 1970s, there was a shift in the naturalization