Migrations Countries of Immigrants, countries of migrants Canada, Italy

The first volume of this new series of studies was born of the need to bridge a cultural "void" around migration and offer interdisciplinary contributions and alternative theories to both the scientific academic community and to interested members of the public. This book attempts to offer a synthesis of migratory flows and migration policy aspects between two continents, with particular reference to two case studies, Canada and Italy. The success of an immigration policy should be considered as a function of its operating system and not just its design. To this extent Canadian policy-makers have designed and modified an immigration system that is meant to be perfectly in tune with the country's economic and demographic needs. However, both countries will have to face common challenges: limitation of access for illegal immigrants; regulation of irregular workers and integration and emancipation of immigrants and especially immigrant children at the bottom of the social scale.