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EXERCISE #8 CHAPTER SIX

Refugees in Canada (1980s and 1990s)

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Refer to the Student Workbook p.153-156

1. Why have the number of refugees and displaced people increased in recent years?

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2. Define refugee.

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3. Identify three examples of persecution.

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4. What is the difference between a refugee and an economic migrant?

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5. Which three countries have the highest refugee approval rates?

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6. What right did the 1951 Geneva Convention establish?

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7. a) What restrictions did the Immigration Act of 1976 place on the policy of refugee
acceptance? Why?

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EXERCISE #8 CHAPTER SIX
Refugees in Canada (1980s and 1990s)

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b) How were these problems helped by new legislation in 1989?

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8. a) Why did many countries, including Canada, start supporting the policy of deterrence –
turning away boats at sea?

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b) Identify an event that convinced many Canadians to support this policy.

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9. What do you think Canada should do with economic migrants arriving off the coast?

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10. What new immigrant and refugee legislation was enacted in June 2002?

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11. How many illegal migrants enter Canada each year? Why is this a problem for Canada?

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12. How has Canada tried to curb the arrival of illegal migrants?

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