Income differential between Immigrants and Non-Immigrants

Introduction

Host nations such as Canada look to the capabilities and efforts of immigration to push economic growth. Immigrants, in turn, look to the host country for possibilities to make use of their capabilities and skills .Any understanding of the factors encouraging immigration to Canada must rest on an understanding of the economic conditions motivating immigrants, as well as the effects of their presence in the Canada. Though the groups coming to Canada have changed over time in their place of origin as well as the role they assumed after arriving, economic factors have generally been the primary driving forces behind both immigration and responses of Canadian residents to immigrants.

The presence of immigrants in Canada is not only an expression of Canada's gratitude of variety; it is also a requirement for economic growth. It was expected that due to a decreasing birthrate and aging population, immigration will account the development in labour market of Canada by 2011. According to the statistics as provided by Canada Medical Association (CMA) for 2008, more than 21% of all health professionals exercising in Canada were overseas trained; in the same season, more than 22% of all health professionals exercising in Alberta were overseas trained.

However, the immigration over the years has slowly evolved into a problem; there are numerous reasons behind immigration and its impact on native people.

Discussion

What causes Immigration?

Escaping Government corruption is one of the foremost reasons why immigrants desire to come to host countries like Canada. Instead of citizens having freedom their police and government officials have the freedom to manage them. Further, people from other companies see openings in Canada. Another draw for refugees is that freedom in host countries, like the US and Canada is different from that of other country. In some countries, the phrase freedom to a citizen means being able to choose what place of adoration they attend. Freedom in host countries symbolizes a better life to all. This is a foremost reason why so numerous people desire to come to Canada. People are given the impression that no matter how good things are at home, they are better in Canada. The image for Canada is a perfect bliss in comparison to other states (Carliner 1981).

It is not easy for many countries deport individuals to places where there is a danger and misery, even if they have refugee status. The rate of concession for asylum applications in Europe is around five percent. Nevertheless, the vast majority of those rejected are not driven by humanitarian or public image. This attitude extends to other control methods. In the U.S. there is a tendency to consider the methods of identification of illegal employment of immigrants as belonging to a police state. The influx of immigrants is also an economic sense for developed countries. Trade and international markets have transformed economic structures in these countries so that the supply of low-wage jobs has grown, especially in large cities. With the decline of traditional manufacturing, generally replaced by production applications ...