Race, Class, Gender and the Making of Difference: The Social Organization of "Migrant Workers" in Canada

Authors

  • Nandita Rani Sharma Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto

Keywords:

Migrant labor, Citizenship, Immigration

Abstract

By investigating the effects of Canada's Non-Immigrant Employment Authorization Program on the "migrant workers" it recruits, this paper argues that concepts of "citizenship" and citizens rights organize social and legal practices that determine - and legitimize - who is entitled to certain "rights" and protections within the space controlled by national states and who is excluded.

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Published

2000-04-01

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 2 (2000): Special Issue: "Whose Canada is it?"

Section

Original Research

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