1. Immigration of the fittest.
- Author
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KINGSTON, ANNE
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IMMIGRATION policy , *PEOPLE with disabilities , *CITIZENSHIP , *PHYSICAL fitness , *GOVERNMENT policy , *EMIGRATION & immigration - Abstract
The article discusses immigration policy towards people with disabilities, including Canada's policy of denying immigrants permanent residency to people deemed to be medical inadmissible. The role that physical fitness plays in citizenship, including the granting of French citizenship to Malian immigrant Mamoudou Gassama following his rescue of a boy, is discussed.
- Published
- 2018