Immigration Canada: Evolving Realities and Emerging Challenges in a Postnational World [Hardcover] Fleras, Augie

Product Description Beyond the romanticized image of newcomers arriving as a “huddled mass” at Halifax’s Pier 21, understanding the reality and complexity of immigration today requires an expert guide. In this book, the intricacies of immigration get the attention they deserve with analysis of all aspects, including admission policies, the refugee processing system, the temporary foreign worker program, and the emergence of transnational identities. Given the unprecedented number of federal policy reforms of the past decade, such a roadmap is essential. By thoroughly capturing the politics, patterns, and paradoxes of contemporary migration, Immigration Canada rethinks the thorny issues and reframes the key debates. Review With careful attention to the disparate and often contradictory arguments about the usefulness of immigration – and by extension immigrants – to the nation, Immigration Canada rethinks and reframes notions of citizenship and settlement in an increasingly transnational age. -- Rachel Wong, York University ― British Journal of Canadian StudiesAlthough there is broad consensus that immigration is generally good for Canada, there are dissenting voices. Without dismissing critics out of hand, Augie Fleras provides a judicious case for rethinking notions of citizenship in a transnational age, a spirited defence of multiculturalism policy, and a balanced assessment of the country’s immigration program. Immigration Canada is the most thorough, current discussion of these issues available today. -- Vic Satzewich, author of Racism in CanadaImmigration Canada is highly readable and should inform a wide audience. In addition to its emphasis on multicultural settlement outcomes, this book offers new and valuable perspectives on recent developments in refugee admission, on the relationship of gender to immigration and settlement outcomes, and on recent developments in policy and policy debates in Canada. It also makes useful comparisons to the US system. -- Alan Simmons, author of Immigration and Canada: Global and Transnational Perspectives Book Description Required reading for those keen to decipher Canada’s complex and ever-changing immigration policies. About the Author Augie Fleras is an adjunct professor of sociology at the University of Waterloo. He has authored twenty-five books, including The Media Gaze: Representations of Diversities in Canada (UBC Press, 2011).