Canada’s Migratory Policy in the Justin Trudeau Era and the Effects on Mexican Migrants
Abstract
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has marked a change in attitude about migration that is radi-cally opposed to that of his predecessor, Stephen Harper. Trudeau’s policy is more open to re-ceiving immigrants and is a pillar of the political agenda. As a result, the immigration system has been improving in order to admit more immigrants, temporary workers, and students. He has established the measures needed to reduce processing times, as well as to improve family reunification, among several other initiatives. Mexicans have played a predominant role as sea-sonal agricultural workers and, in absolute terms, have increased their numbers as immigrants, temporary workers and students in recent years. The author describes the effects Trudeau’s immigration policy has had on this sector of the population.
References
AUSTEN, IAN
“In Shift, Trudeau Says Canada Will Return Asylum Seekers to U.S.”, New York Times, 20 de marzo, en <https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/20/world/canada/trudeau-asylum-seekers-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare>.
COHEN, ZACHARY y JENIFER HANSLER
“State Department Rejects More than 37,000 Visas under Trump’s Travel Ban”, CNN, 27 de febrero, en <https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/state-department-travel-ban-visas/index.html>.
CRUZ, JUAN, MARÍA SUSANA ZAMORA y RUBÉN CHÁVE
Panorama migratorio: Canadá, país de inmigración. El caso de la población mexicana. Ciudad de México: UPM.
DUFFIN, ERIN
“Number of International Students Studying in the United States in 2018/19, by Country of Origin”, Statista, 19 de noviembre, en <https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/>.
the-us-by-country-of-origin/>.
EL-ASSAL, KAREEM
“Which Cities in Canada Attract the Most Immigrants?”, CIC News Canada Immigration Newsletter, 17 de febrero, en .
“Liberals Outline Canada’s Immigration Priorities in New Mandate Letter”, CIC News Canada Immigration Newsletter, 13 de diciembre, en <https://www.cicnews.com/2019/12/liberals-outline-canadas-immigration-priorities-in-new-mandate-letter-1213350.html#gs.6xj6rx>.
EMPLOYMENT AND IMMIGRATION CANADA
S.f. “Immigration Objectives”. Legislation: Part I: Canadian Immigration Policy, Employment and Immigration Canada, Ottawa [mimeo, p. 7].
FLORIDA, RICHARD Y JOSHUA GANS
“Trump is Making Canada Great Again”, Politico, 1º de octubre, <http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/10/01/donad-trump-making-canada-great-again-215651>.
GILBERT, EMILY
“Leaky Borders and Solid Citizens: Governing Security, Prosperity and Quality of Life in a North American Partnership”, Antipode 39, no. 1, 77-98, en <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8330.2007.00507.x>.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
a “Permanent Residents – Monthly IRCC”, Government of Canada, 28 de febrero, en <https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/f7e5498e-0ad8-4417-85c9-9b8aff9b9eda>, consultada en marzo de 2020.
b “Temporary Residents: Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP) Work Permit Holders – Monthly IRCC Updates”, Government of Canada, 9 de marzo, en <https://open.canada.ca/data/en/dataset/360024f2-17e9-4558-bfc1-3616485d65b9>.
GOVERNMENT OF CANADA, CANADIAN BUREAU FOR INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN CANADA
, en <https://cbie.ca/media/facts-and-figures/>, consultada en marzo de 2020.
HAWKINS, FREDA
Canada and Immigration. Public Policy and Concern. Montreal y Londres: McGill-Queens University Press.
CÁRDENAS ALAMINOS, NUTY Y CAMELIA TIGAU,
“La política migratoria canadiense”, en GUTIÉRREZ ROMERO, ELIZABETH, OLIVER SANTÍN PEÑA Y CAMELIA TIGAU, (EDS.), Canadá hoy. Política, sociedad y cultura, Mexico: CISAN, UNAM
KEUNG, NICHOLAS
“Increased Immigration Urged to Support Economic Growth amid Aging Population”, The Star, 6 de octubre, in: https://www.thestar.com/news/immigration/2016/10/06/increased-immigration-urged-to-support-economic-growth-amid-aging-population.html
O´DOHERTY HUGO y EMAN KATEM
“Slight decrease in CRS Points Requirement”, Canada Immigration Newsletter, CIC News, 18 de octubre, en <https://www.cicnews.com/2017/10/slight-decrease-in-crs-points-requirement-in-october-18-express-entry-draw-109683.html#gs.6xce3d>.
SMITH, STEPHEN Y NOAH TURNER
“A Big First Half of 2019 for Canada’s Express Entry-linked PNPs, CIC News Canada Immigration Newsletter, 17 de julio, en CIC News, en , julio.
STATISTICS CANADA
a “Canada's Population Estimates: Age and Sex”, The Daily, Ottawa, octubre, en <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/190930/dq190930a-eng.htm>.
b “Canada’s Population”, Infonographics, 9 de septiembre, en <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2019061-eng.htm>.
c “Canada’s Population”, Infonographics, 9 de septiembre, en <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2019061-eng.htm>.
d Trips by Residents of Countries other than the United States to Canada, Percentage Change, Customize table, Table: 24-10-0003-01 (antes CANSIM 427-0003), en <https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=2410000301>.
STPS
“Inicia Programa de Trabajadores Agrícolas Temporales 2020”, Mi Bolsillo, STPS, México, 9 de enero, en: https://www.mibolsillo.com/empleo/Inicia-Programa-de-Trabajadores-Agricolas-Temporales-2020-20200109-0007.html.
S.f. “Programa de Trabajadores Agrícolas Temporales México-Canadá”, <https://www.empleo.gob.mx/sne/programas-empleo-sne>.
TRAN, JESSICA
“Penalties for Employers Hiring Illegal Immigrants”, Legal Match, 13 de marzo, en .
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (USDHS)
Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report Fiscal Year 2019, en <https://www.dhs.gov/immigration-statistics/special-reports/legal-immigration>.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE (USDS)
Travel State Bureau ff Consular Affairs, Travel State Gov., 2019, en <https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/search.html?search_input=statistics&data-sia=false&data-con=false&search_btn=>, Consultada en marzo 2020.
VAN HAREN, IAN Y CLAUDIA MASFERRER
“Mexican Migration to Canada: Temporary Worker Programs, Visa Imposition, and NAFTA Shape Flows”, Statista 20 Marzo in: https://www.statista.com/statistics/233880/international-students-in-the-us-by-country-of-origin/.
VEREA, MÓNICA
“Los mexicanos en la política migratoria canadiense”, Norteamérica, año 5, no. 1, 93-127, <http://ru.micisan.unam.mx:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/19694>.
Migración temporal en América del Norte: propuestas y respuestas, México: CISAN, en <http://ru.micisan.unam.mx:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/20705>.
Copyright (c) 2020 Mónica Verea
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Authors who publish with this journal agree to the following terms:
Authors retain copyright and grant the journal right of first publication with the work simultaneously licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution License that allows others to share the work with an acknowledgement of the work's authorship and initial publication in this journal.
Authors are able to enter into separate, additional contractual arrangements for the non-exclusive distribution of the journal's published version of the work (e.g., post it to an institutional repository or publish it in a book), with an acknowledgement of its initial publication in this journal.
Authors are permitted and encouraged to post their work online (e.g., in institutional repositories or on their website) prior to and during the submission process, as it can lead to productive exchanges, as well as earlier and greater citation of published work.
