Are Canadians changing their attitude on migration due to COVID-19?
Canadians have a front row seat to the spectacle of a society in which immigration and racial diversity have become a political fissure, and they do not like what they see.
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With COVID-19 disrupting travel, shutting borders, and redefining what is essential work, what will international migration look like after the pandemic?
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Published in:Pandemic BordersHero nurses, untrustworthy domestic workers, and vilified sex workersIn times of pandemic, women migrants are facing restrictions on their mobility and the devaluation of their labor.
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Published in:Pandemic BordersJapan’s migrants are not allowed to go ‘home’In Japan, COVID-19 shifted the meaning of ‘home’ overnight with devastating effects on the transnational lives of migrants.
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Published in:Pandemic BordersWill Canada give its foreign essential workers their rights?Canada has the opportunity to live up to its values of human rights, dignity, fairness, and justice. Will it take it?
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Published in:Pandemic BordersWhy is migration vital to Canada’s smaller cities?If Canada’s smaller urban centres want to continue growing, they will need to attract more international migrants.
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Published in:Pandemic BordersWhere are the immigrants in Canada’s policy debates?Any social policy after COVID-19 needs to acknowledge the diversity of those whose interests are at stake.
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Published in: Pandemic BordersIn Canada, non-status women are being left behindNon-status women remain largely invisible in the COVID-19 public health response and emergency support programs.
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