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Triadafilopoulos, Triadafilos. "Global Norms, Domestic Institutions and the Transformation of Immigration Policy in Canada and the United States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC, Sep 01, 2005 <Not Available>. 2009-05-25 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p40499_index.html>

Triadafilopoulos, T. , 2005-09-01 "Global Norms, Domestic Institutions and the Transformation of Immigration Policy in Canada and the United States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Marriott Wardman Park, Omni Shoreham, Washington Hilton, Washington, DC Online <PDF>. 2009-05-25 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p40499_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: Although Canada and the United States are both self-declared immigration countries, their means of regulating immigration are quite different. Whereas the United States privileges family reunification, Canada’s points system grants policymakers greater flexibility in tailoring immigration to meet changing economic needs. This paper explores the origins of these distinct approaches. I argue that the roots of both states’ policies are the same: In the post-World War II era, changing norms pertaining to race, ethnicity, and human rights cast longstanding discriminatory policies in Canada and the United States in a highly critical light. Opponents of racial discrimination in immigration policy successfully took advantage of this new normative context to highlight the lack of fit between Canada and the United States’ commitment to liberal norms and human rights and their extant policy regimes. This pressure set in motion comparable processes of policy change. However the course of change in each country was subject to different political dynamics. Canada’s institutional configuration granted the executive branch and bureaucracy a high degree of autonomy. Policy change therefore accorded to models of elite learning. Conversely, the greater openness of the American political system and the pivotal role of Congressional committees led to a more politicized process. The result was a patchwork policy that aimed to mollify distinct and conflicting interests.

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