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First , because the new immigrants do tend to be younger on average than the
host population . In Canada in 1986 , for example , the median age of
immigration was 27 years , well below that of the Canadian population as a
whole ( 31 .
First , because the new immigrants do tend to be younger on average than the
host population . In Canada in 1986 , for example , the median age of
immigration was 27 years , well below that of the Canadian population as a
whole ( 31 .
Page 90
But even when immigrants arrive as refugees and are deliberately dispersed by
the host government , they tend to regroup with people of their own nationality .
The Indochinese refugees are the most notable example : in 1975 , 130 , 000 ...
But even when immigrants arrive as refugees and are deliberately dispersed by
the host government , they tend to regroup with people of their own nationality .
The Indochinese refugees are the most notable example : in 1975 , 130 , 000 ...
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Migrants tend to originate in neighbouring countries – witness the movements
from Latin America to North America , for example , or from South and South -
East Asia to Japan - and for geopolitical reasons aid flows tend in any case
already to ...
Migrants tend to originate in neighbouring countries – witness the movements
from Latin America to North America , for example , or from South and South -
East Asia to Japan - and for geopolitical reasons aid flows tend in any case
already to ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Work of Strangers: A Survey of International Labour Migration |
| Authors | Peter Stalker, International Labour Office |
| Editor | Oficina Internacional del Trabajo (Ginebra) |
| Contributors | International Labour Organization, Organisation internationale du travail |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | International Labour Office, 1994 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 30 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 922108521X, 9789221085218 |
| Length | 327 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Emigration & Immigration |
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