Points of Entry : How Canada s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in

Vic Satzewich

ISBN 10: 0774830255 / ISBN 13: 9780774830256

Editore: University Of British Columbia Press Feb 2016, 2016

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Neuware - Vic Satzewich is a professor of sociology at McMaster University and the author of a number of books and articles, including Racism in Canada (Oxford University Press Canada). He is also co-editor of Transnational Identities and Practices in Canada (UBC Press). He is past president of the Canadian Sociological Association and was awarded its Outstanding Contribution Award in 2007.

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• Titolo: Points of Entry : How Canada s Immigration Officers Decide Who Gets in
• Editore: University Of British Columbia Press Feb 2016
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0774830255
• ISBN 13: 9780774830256
• Rilegatura: Taschenbuch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 228 L x 155 A x 22 P (millimetri) 228 millimetri di larghezza per 155 millimetri di altezza per 22 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 462 grammi

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One of The Hill Times' Best Books of 2016

Every year, over 1.3 million people apply to visit, work, or settle in Canada and discover that their future rests in visa officers’ hands. How do these officers decide who gets in? Seeking answers to this question, Vic Satzewich gained access to eleven overseas visa offices. Points of Entry reveals immigration officers in action as they determine credibility and risk. Contrary to popular opinion, individual bias rarely enters into their decisions. Instead, a combination of experience, organizational culture, and accumulated local knowledge shapes their decision to issue a visa or dig deeper into some people’s stories and histories.

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Vic Satzewich is professor of sociology at McMaster University in Ontario. He is the author of a number of books and articles, including Racism in Canada.