Canada's Immigration History of Need and Fear: The Pendulum
Canada has a flattering national myth: the country that threw its doors open to the world. But the myth skips the head tax, the Komagata Maru, and “none is too many.” The actual history is a pendulum — swinging between need and fear — and it is swinging hard right now. A companion to “The Oldest Trick.”
Canada has a flattering national myth: the country that threw its doors open to the world. But the myth skips the head tax, the Komagata Maru, and “none is too many.” The actual history is a pendulum — swinging between need and fear — and it is swinging hard right now. A companion to “The Oldest Trick.”
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