| Description |
xxxviii, 354 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Going local: Canadian and American immigration policy in the new century / Helga Leitner and Valerie Preston -- Immigration trands in the United States and Canada: a historical perspective / Dirk Hoerder and Scott Walker -- Immigration and urban and suburban settlements / Robert A. Murdie and Emily Skop -- The spatial segregation and socio-economic inequality of immigrant groups / Joe Darden and Eric Fong -- Immigrants, refugees, and housing / Thomas Carter and Domenic Vitiello -- Economic experiences of immigrants / Lucia Lo and Wei Li -- How gender matters to immigration and settlement in Canadian and US cities / Brian Ray and Damaris Rose -- Immigration, health, and health care / Lu Wand, Elizabeth Chacko, and Lindsay Withers -- Immigrant political incorporation in American and Canadian cities / Els de Graauw and Caroline Andrew -- Contemporary Asian immigrants in the United States and Canada / Shuguang Wang and Qingfang Wang -- Contemporary profiles of Black immigrants in the United States and Canada / Thomas Boswell and Brian Ray -- Latin American immigrants: parallel and diverging geographies / Luisa Veronis and Heather Smith -- Crossing the 49th parallel: American immigrants in Canada and Canadians in the US / Susan Hardwick and Heather Smith -- A review and some significant findings / James Allen and Carlos Teixeira |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Immigrants -- Canada -- History
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Immigrants -- United States -- History
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Immigrants -- Canada -- Social conditions
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Immigrants -- United States -- Social conditions
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Immigrants -- Canada -- Economic conditions
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Immigrants -- United States -- Economic conditions
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| SUBJECT |
Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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United States -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Author |
Teixeira, Carlos, 1959-
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Kobayashi, Audrey, 1951-
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Li, Wei, 1957-
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| LC no. |
2011514976 |
| ISBN |
9780195437829 |
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0195437829 |
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