{"product_id":"points-of-entry-9780774830256","title":"Points of Entry","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA renowned sociologist gains unprecedented access to Canadian immigration offices and reveals how visa officers determine who gets into Canada  and who stays out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis carefully researched and well-written book makes a major contribution to the field of immigration policy and its implementation.\u003c\/p\u003e -- D.A. Chekki * CHOICE, February 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSatzewich’s first-hand account of the inner workings at the Department of Immigration is not merely timely, it is excellent. Satzewich visited 11 Canadian visa offices abroad, interviewed 128 staff and witnessed 42 interviews with immigrants. It was unprecedented access … \u003cem\u003ePoints of Entry\u003c\/em\u003e is crisp and compelling, written with objectivity and an extraordinary eye for detail. To read it is to understand why Syrian boys died on a beach, and why politicians lament that “doing the right thing is not always easy” — and then feel slightly ashamed.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Holly Doan * Blacklock's Reporter, September 2015 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePoints of Entry\u003c\/em\u003e is an ethnographically rich study which brings to life, at times sympathetically, the remote experiences of immigration officers. While offering an entree to the broader implications of how discretionary powers and the organizational culture of visa offices oscillate alongside experiential accounts of racism within Canada’s immigration system, the study also calls for further research into the motivations and intentions of immigration officers.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Sonia D'Angelo, York University * International Journal, Vol. 71 No. 4, December 2016 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoints of Entry\u003c\/i\u003e is a well-written, accessible volume. It makes transparent the formerly hidden exercise of decision making on the part of Canada’s admissions officers and, in so doing, challenges an often critical literature that has presumed entry bias without the test of evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e -- David Ley, University of British Columbia * BC Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 Stated and Hidden Agendas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Delegated Discretion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 Immigration Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Visa Offices and Officers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 Approval and Refusal Rates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Spousal and Partner Sponsorships\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 Federal Skilled Workers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8 Visitor Visas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9 The Interview\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAppendix\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes, References, Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404933013847,"sku":"9780774830256","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/points-of-entry-9780774830256","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}