Diminishing Returns to Immigration? Interpreting the Economic Experience of Canadian Immigrants

摘要: ABSTRACT/RESUME Concern over "diminishing returns" to immigration in Canada centres on the declining "quality" of recent cohorts immigrants. Greater priority assigned family and refugee classes at expense independent or "economically-assessed" entrants, accompanying shift region source from developed towards less countries, is associated with lower skill levels a worsening economic performance immigrants relative native-born Canadians. Accordingly, policy discussions emphasize need attract large endowment "human capital," entrepreneurial skills, funds for investment. This paper reviews existing literature suggests that despite deteriorating experience immigrants, they continue make positive contribution Canadian economy. The research surveyed also questions objective seeking more highly-skilled individuals, entrepreneurs, investors. La preoccupation concernant les [much than]rendements decroissants[much greater than] de l'immigration au se concentre sur la than]qualite[much des recentes cohortes d'immigrants. plus grande priorite accordee famille et aux refugies depens nouveaux venus independants ou than]evalues le plan economicque[much than], mouvement connexe pays developpes moins developpes, sont lies niveaux capacites moindres rendement economique defavorable par rapport Canadiens naissance. En consequence, recents ces politiques font ressortir besoin d'attirer possedant une richesse than]ressources humaines[much competences en gestion d'entreprise fonds investir. Cette communication examine documentation existante suggere que malgre l'experience decroissante ils continuent d'apporter l'economie canadienne. recherche aussi mis question l'objectif rechercher personnes d'une competence, entrepreneurs investisseurs. Canada's outcome political compromise: humanitarian goals reunification protection refugees are balanced against maximizing In evaluating appropriate trade off, attention has focused immigration. country have reduced benefits prompted current debate whether should "stay course" seek alter size composition annual flows. between family, class occurred gradually. late 1960s, were primary vehicle meeting specific shortages skilled workers. point system, introduced 1967, formalized system matching occupational demand. Complementing this supply-side thrust, seen as means expanding domestic market stimulating activity. an era which Keynesian demand-management was its primacy, rapidly growing economy, main sources traditional European economic, social objectives enjoyed relatively harmonious co-existence. By 1978, however, arrivals under outstripped number entrants concerns diminishing returns …