Strangers in Strange Lands: Immigrants and Refugees

Worldwide immigration and refugee flows are at an all time high because of political, economic, and environmental upheavals. While US and Canadian approaches to cultural integration have become models for European countries now facing increased immigration, most countries are also becoming more resistant to newcomers and the supposed burden they place on the society. As an example, recent legislation to reform US welfare laws, also targeted non-citizen immigrants. We will primarily examine cases of immigrants and refugees to the United States. Should we change our immigration policies? Our integration policies? In many ways a comparatively open immigration policy is a…