Lesson 6 IMMIGRATION
Comprehensive Questions
with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. Global Migration Trends Answer: •Immigration means temporarily or permanently movi
to another country
-•Process involves meeting eligibility requirements
• Worldwide, about 3% of the world population (235 million people) have left the countries of their
birth and moved elsewhere (World Bank, 2015).
-•Almost all of the world's nations are either sending or receiving countries, or both.
-•As of 2010, the world's top three migrant sending countries were Mexico (about 12 million), India
(about 11million), and Russia (about 11million). The top regional destinations were North America,
Europe, and the Gulf States, which together contained about 44 percent of the world's migrant
population.
-•Migration trends are likely to continue
,"There are oflcial, real and ideal reasons for immigration to Canada. Oflcially, we could not survive
without immigration and would be foolish not to have more of it. No evidence supports this oflcial version
The real reason is that it helps
the Liberal Party stay in power, it depresses wages thereby transferring billions of dollars from workers
to employees, and it benefits certain powerful industries, including the industry the program itself had
created" (Stottman, 2002, p. 186-187)
2. Immigrant Answer: usually used for permanent migrants; usually for those who migra
internationally
often used interchangeably with migrant
3. Migrant Answer: may be temporary; anyone who moves; often preceded by 'international'
'internal'...
often used interchangeably with immigrant
4. Causes of Migration Answer:
5. Benefits of Migration to Canada Answer: •Immigrants contribute to Canada's national
identity and charac- ter.
• Solution to demographic crisis.
• Make up for shortages in key areas.
, • Energise local economies through consumer spending, entrepreneurship, paying taxes etc.
• Overall net contributors to the demographic, social, cultural and economic character of Canada
6. Costs of Immigration Answer: •Immigration rules can be unjust, prone to abuse and
diflcult to enforce.
• They can be manipulated for political gains rather than for national interest (electoral politics).
• Exploitation of immigrants by consultants and employers
• Portal of entry for extremists and terrorists
• Facilitate human traflcking, drugs etc.
• Disproportionate distribution of benefits (immigrants settle primarily in large urban areas Answer:
Toronto, Montreal Vancou- ver etc.).
• Drain human capital from sending countries.
• Potential threat to national unity, security and identity.
7. Canada's early migration history Answer: Canada's migration history reflects
Answer:
1. Immigration was driven by diverse interests which influenced public reactions and political actions.
Comprehensive Questions
with Verified Answers
Graded A+
1. Global Migration Trends Answer: •Immigration means temporarily or permanently movi
to another country
-•Process involves meeting eligibility requirements
• Worldwide, about 3% of the world population (235 million people) have left the countries of their
birth and moved elsewhere (World Bank, 2015).
-•Almost all of the world's nations are either sending or receiving countries, or both.
-•As of 2010, the world's top three migrant sending countries were Mexico (about 12 million), India
(about 11million), and Russia (about 11million). The top regional destinations were North America,
Europe, and the Gulf States, which together contained about 44 percent of the world's migrant
population.
-•Migration trends are likely to continue
,"There are oflcial, real and ideal reasons for immigration to Canada. Oflcially, we could not survive
without immigration and would be foolish not to have more of it. No evidence supports this oflcial version
The real reason is that it helps
the Liberal Party stay in power, it depresses wages thereby transferring billions of dollars from workers
to employees, and it benefits certain powerful industries, including the industry the program itself had
created" (Stottman, 2002, p. 186-187)
2. Immigrant Answer: usually used for permanent migrants; usually for those who migra
internationally
often used interchangeably with migrant
3. Migrant Answer: may be temporary; anyone who moves; often preceded by 'international'
'internal'...
often used interchangeably with immigrant
4. Causes of Migration Answer:
5. Benefits of Migration to Canada Answer: •Immigrants contribute to Canada's national
identity and charac- ter.
• Solution to demographic crisis.
• Make up for shortages in key areas.
, • Energise local economies through consumer spending, entrepreneurship, paying taxes etc.
• Overall net contributors to the demographic, social, cultural and economic character of Canada
6. Costs of Immigration Answer: •Immigration rules can be unjust, prone to abuse and
diflcult to enforce.
• They can be manipulated for political gains rather than for national interest (electoral politics).
• Exploitation of immigrants by consultants and employers
• Portal of entry for extremists and terrorists
• Facilitate human traflcking, drugs etc.
• Disproportionate distribution of benefits (immigrants settle primarily in large urban areas Answer:
Toronto, Montreal Vancou- ver etc.).
• Drain human capital from sending countries.
• Potential threat to national unity, security and identity.
7. Canada's early migration history Answer: Canada's migration history reflects
Answer:
1. Immigration was driven by diverse interests which influenced public reactions and political actions.
