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Originally Posted by Crawford
Actually, they're two sides of the same coin. Canadian immigration streams are largely the same as U.S. immigration streams, and the U.S. is somewhat more of a first choice but also somewhat more difficult to gain entry.
So when U.S. restricts certain groups (or qualifications) they usually end up in Canada. That's why Persians were big in the U.S. in the 70's and then big in Canada immediately thereafter, following U.S. restrictions.
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A lot of articles from Neoliberal sources claim that Asian immigrants are going to Canada for tech jobs instead of the US due to a "xenophobic climate" but I am sort of skeptical of that.