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Because Canada has so many diverse cultures, it has adopted the cultural mosaic, this means that we accept people for who they are, and they can distinguish themselves as whatever ethnicity they are.
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The melting pot, adopted by the United States, tells the immigrants that no matter where they came from, as soon as they come to the United States, they are Americans. They have to adapt to the American living style and society. In other words, the melting pot is putting all the different cultures and stirring it to assimilate them into one common culture.
In the 1950s, immigrants coming into Canada were mostly white skin coloured farmers. Canada needed labour workers during this time because technology had not advanced to its stage today. They encouraged the Northern and Western Europeans to come to Canada, promising them vast lands and great opportunities. It was also during this period that Europe had started to prosper again and many decided to stay. The government had finally realized that they needed immigration to become successful, so they lifted restrictions and hindrances from the immigration policy. Soon after, thousands of southern Italians, Greeks, Portuguese immigrants started to come over and settle down in Canada. It was also during this time that human rights initiatives began pressuring the government to lift other restrictions on the Asian immigrants. The Immigration Act of 1976, improved the out of date Immigration Act of 1952. Admission into Canada was based on wealth and education, a change from the labour requirements. The Canadian government encouraged people to invest into the industry and Asian and African immigrants nearly doubled.
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It was not only the Chinese and Indians that the Canadian government tried to prevent from coming over.
In 1939, 907 German Jews were sent back because the Canadian government said that they feared retribution from the Germans. During this time, a phrase was infamously coined, "None is too Many", which can tell us how racist the government was towards foreigners.
Today, the Canadian government has said they recognized their mistakes in the past and in turn, has tried to repay the families of the affected back through money, constructions of memorials. The government has stated that they understand what happened in the past and says they will learn from it. However, a controversial Bill C-4, is clearly unfair to refugees, taking away their freedom and rights that were promised by the Canadian government to the refugees.
In the 1950s, immigrants coming into Canada were mostly white skin coloured farmers. Canada needed labour workers during this time because technology had not advanced to its stage today. They encouraged the Northern and Western Europeans to come to Canada, promising them vast lands and great opportunities. It was also during this period that Europe had started to prosper again and many decided to stay. The government had finally realized that they needed immigration to become successful, so they lifted restrictions and hindrances from the immigration policy. Soon after, thousands of southern Italians, Greeks, Portuguese immigrants started to come over and settle down in Canada. It was also during this time that human rights initiatives began pressuring the government to lift other restrictions on the Asian immigrants. The Immigration Act of 1976, improved the out of date Immigration Act of 1952. Admission into Canada was based on wealth and education, a change from the labour requirements. The Canadian government encouraged people to invest into the industry and Asian and African immigrants nearly doubled.
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Immigrants from the Asian countries were racially discriminated through immigration restrictions. The Chinese and Indian had different coloured skins than the white people so they were viewed with hate and the general public avoided them whenever possible. The government tried many times to stop them from coming over, such as the Chinese Head Tax and the direct route rule on Indian ships. The Canadian government also turned away almost 370 Indian refugees, leaving them stuck on the harbour for weeks and finally telling them to leave. This was well documented and famously known as the "Komagata Maru Incident".This was futile as this only made them stronger and more united in their own communities. Many Chinese immigrants formed associations for social events and activities. The Chinese immigrants settled in the Chinatown area which is still heavily populated by Chinese people today. The Indian immigrants settled in the Fraser area. Because they were not hired due to racial discrimination, they had to set up their own businesses, working rigorously, to earn a living, they worked many hours a day and bought houses, which would rise very high in the next decade.
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[5]It was not only the Chinese and Indians that the Canadian government tried to prevent from coming over.
In 1939, 907 German Jews were sent back because the Canadian government said that they feared retribution from the Germans. During this time, a phrase was infamously coined, "None is too Many", which can tell us how racist the government was towards foreigners.
Today, the Canadian government has said they recognized their mistakes in the past and in turn, has tried to repay the families of the affected back through money, constructions of memorials. The government has stated that they understand what happened in the past and says they will learn from it. However, a controversial Bill C-4, is clearly unfair to refugees, taking away their freedom and rights that were promised by the Canadian government to the refugees.
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