How can societies that welcome immigrants from around the world
create civic cohesion and political community out of ethnic and
racial diversity? This thought-provoking book is the first to
provide a comparative perspective on how the United States and
Canada encourage foreigners to become citizens. Based on vivid
in-depth interviews with Portuguese immigrants and Vietnamese
refugees in Boston and Toronto and on statistical analysis and
documentary data, "Becoming a Citizen" shows that greater state
support for settlement and an official government policy of
multiculturalism in Canada increase citizenship acquisition and
political participation among the foreign born. The United States,
long a successful example of immigrant integration, today has
greater problems incorporating newcomers into the polity. While
many previous accounts suggest that differences in naturalization
and political involvement stem from differences in immigrants'
political skills and interests, Irene Bloemraad argues that
foreigners' political incorporation is not just a question of the
type of people countries receive, but also fundamentally of the
reception given to them. She discusses the implications of her
findings for other countries, including Australia and immigrant
nations in Europe.
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