Defying Trend, Canada Lures More Migrants

Photo Courtesy of Immigrate to Manitoba, Canada

Jason DeParle for the N.Y. Times has a story reminding us of the relative immigration openness of Canada.  Unlike the United States, DeParle writes, “there is no such thing in Canada as an anti-immigrant politician. Few nations take more immigrants per capita, and perhaps none with less fuss.”

In the 1960s, Canada created a point system that favors the highly skilled and abolished provisions that screened out nonwhites.  “Relative to its population, Canada takes more than twice as many legal immigrants as the United States.”

Immigrants in Canada are viewed not as a social problem but as critical to economic growth.  And there is competition for them.  Check out this website attempting to woo immigrants to the province of Manitoba in the heartland of Canada