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a:25:{s:11:"event_start";s:4:"1030";s:9:"event_end";s:4:"1200";s:13:"display_start";s:4:"1030";s:11:"display_end";s:4:"1200";s:14:"start_unixtime";i:1362587400;s:12:"end_unixtime";i:1362592800;s:10:"event_text";s:82:"Implementing+Immigration+Policy%3A+Provinces+and+States+in+Comparative+Perspective";s:12:"event_length";i:5400;s:13:"event_overlap";i:0;s:11:"description";s:1847:"Implementing+Immigration+Policy%3A+Provinces+and+States+in+Comparative+Perspective%0A%0APresented+by+Dr.+Richard+Vengroff+%2C+Fulbright+Research+Chair%2C+Carleton+University+and+Dean%2C+College+of+Humanities+and+Social+Sciences%2C+Kennesaw+State+University%0A%0AIn+recent+years+immigration+policy+has+become+a+highly+salient+issue+in+most+western+democracies.+Both+Canada+and+the+United+States+are+actively+engaged+in+attempting+to+revise+their+basic+immigration+policies.+Involvement+by+Canadian+provinces+is+longstanding+and+has+been+primarily+motivated+by+cultural%2C+linguistic+and+economic+considerations+and+tends+to+be+pro+immigration.+The+reverse+is+true+in+the+case+of+many+American+states%2C+which+participate+only+in+refugee+resettlement+but+not+the+bulk+of+immigration.+Using+a+comparative+case+study+of+Quebec+and+Georgia%2C+this+lecture+will+present+a+clearer+picture+of+the+diversity+of+immigration+policies+being+applied+throughout+North+America+and+the+success+of+those+programs.%0A%0ADr.+Richard+Vengroff+%2C+Ph.D.%2C+Maxwell+School%2C+Syracuse+University%2C+specializes+in+comparative+politics+%28North+America+and+Africa%29%2C+comparative+electoral+systems%2C+development+administration+and+management%2C+He+is+a+recipient+of+the+%E2%80%9COrdre+National+du+Lion%E2%80%9D+%28Senegal%29+and+currently+a+Fulbright+visiting+Research+Chair+at+Carleton+University.+He+is+the+author+of+over+100+scholarly+publications.+His+current+research+is+devoted+to+issues+of+Canadian+and+Quebec+politics%2C+comparative+immigration+policy%2C+para-diplomacy%2C+development+management%2C+democratic+governance%2C+decentralization%2C+and+privatization.%0A%0AThos+interested+in+attending+are+encouraged+to+register+online+at+www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca+%28please+select+News+and+Events%2C+then+Events+Calendar+and+the+appropriate+calendar+date%29.";s:6:"status";s:0:"";s:5:"class";s:0:"";s:9:"spans_day";b:0;s:8:"location";s:46:"Prairie+Room%2C+Diefenbaker+Building%2C+U+of+S";s:10:"categories";s:0:"";s:9:"organizer";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:8:"attendee";s:6:"a:0:{}";s:9:"calnumber";i:1;s:7:"calname";s:13:"U of S Events";s:8:"timezone";s:19:"Canada/Saskatchewan";s:5:"other";s:0:"";s:3:"geo";s:0:"";s:3:"url";s:38:" http://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca";s:8:"sequence";i:0;s:5:"recur";s:0:"";}
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