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AFB 2024: Immigration
Alternative Federal Budget: what the federal government could achieve on immigration
How Canada passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1923
1923 Chapter 6, The Chinese Exclusion Act and More | 1923
The Chinese Exclusion Act was preceded by a wave of racist backlash
1923 Chapter 5, Backlash | 1920-1922
The seeds of global decolonization were planted after WWI
1923, Chapter 4: Global Challenges to Racism, 1919 – 1922
Racialized workers helped drive the 1919 strike wave in Canada
1923 Chapter 3: The Revolts | 1917-1919
Communities fought white supremacy during World War I
1923, Chapter 2: Anti-Racism and the War | 1914 – 1916
Before the Chinese Exclusion Act, anti-racists were organizing
1923 Chapter 1: Challenging Racism, 1912-1914
The pretense that Canada’s immigration system isn’t racist persists
Canada’s immigration system is fundamentally based on exploitation of racialized workers.
US–Canada agreement to close Roxham Road will cost lives, migrants say
Legal observers worry the newly-expanded Safe Third Country Agreement contravenes international conventions on refugees.
Increasing permanent residency for migrants strengthens labour power
Working conditions are about power—and permanent status allows workers to exert it.
Advocates urge feds to adopt a regularization program for undocumented migrants
Federal cabinet ministers are expected to discuss regularization at a cabinet retreat this week
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