We compare the selective immigration policies in Australia, Canada and the United States over the twentieth century and … as they exist today. We then review existing information about the link between selective immigration policy and … immigration outcomes in the three countries. The literature reviewed suggests that there does seem to be potential for selective …

status exchange hypothesis for Australia and the United States, two Anglophone nations with long immigration traditions whose …

status exchange hypothesis for Australia and the United States, two Anglophone nations with long immigration traditions whose …

achieving national objectives regarding immigration. These changes stem primarily from the belief that skill-based immigrants do …

than women to gain admission on the basis of immigration criteria related to labor market considerations rather than family … female immigration flows. Therefore, our findings of similar patterns for men and women and of the key role played by … national origin both suggest that factors other than immigration policy per se are important contributors to the observed skill …

achieving national objectives regarding immigration. These changes stem primarily from the belief that skill-based immigrants do …

than women to gain admission on the basis of immigration criteria related to labor market considerations rather than family … female immigration flows. Therefore, our findings of similar patterns for men and women and of the key role played by … national origin both suggest that factors other than immigration policy per se are important contributors to the observed skill …