TY - BOOK ID - 77908212 TI - Strangers at our gates PY - 2007 SN - 9786611969523 1554882982 1281969524 9781554882984 9781459712379 1459712374 9781770702592 1770702598 9781550026986 1550026984 PB - Toronto Tonawanda, NY Dundurn DB - UniCat KW - Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- Government policy -- History. KW - Canada -- Emigration and immigration -- History. KW - Canada -- Emigration and immigration. KW - Emigration and immigration. KW - Political Science KW - Law, Politics & Government KW - Immigration & Emigration KW - Canada KW - Emigration and immigration KW - History. KW - Government policy KW - Canada (Province) KW - Canadae KW - Ceanada KW - Chanada KW - Chanadey KW - Dominio del Canadá KW - Dominion of Canada KW - Jianada KW - Kʻaenada KW - Kanada (Dominion) KW - Ḳanadah KW - Kanadaja KW - Kanadas KW - Ḳanade KW - Kanado KW - Kanakā KW - Province of Canada KW - Republica de Canadá KW - Yn Chanadey KW - Καναδάς KW - Канада KW - קאנאדע KW - קנדה KW - كندا KW - کانادا KW - カナダ KW - 加拿大 KW - 캐나다 KW - Lower Canada KW - Upper Canada KW - Kaineḍā UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77908212 AB - Immigrants and immigration have always been central to Canadians' perception of themselves as a country and as a society. In this crisply written history, Valerie Knowles describes the different kinds of immigrants who have settled in Canada, and the immigration policies that have helped to define the character of Canadian immigrants over the centuries. Key policymakers and moulders of public opinion figure prominently in this colourful story, as does the role played by racism.This new and revised edition contains additional material which focuses on significant developments in the immigrat ER -