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Iranian Immigration System

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Assignment 3: How Does the Point System Apply to Iranians? Outline In nineteen seventy nine Iran had a revolution called the Islamic revolution or Iranian revolution, where the Pahlavi dynasty, the last Iranian monarchy was overthrown and Iranian government was replaced with the Islamic Republic; a theocratic-republican government led by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. This revolution created political instability by getting rid of many freedoms that Iranians were accustomed to under the monarchy, and were facing dangerous life situations. Many Iranian immigrants desired Canada over other western countries because of the point system that Canada had from 1967. The point system divided the Iranian immigrants into four classes: the family class; whose point went towards immigrant relatives of Canadian citizens. The independent class; rewarded to immigrants with economic means to invest, self employ, or self sustain. The refugee class; given to those whose human rights had been violated, and the skilled workers class; immigrants with relevant work experience and education could be …show more content…

2007. "ENHANCING POLICY CAPACITY ON THE ISSUE OF FOREIGN CREDENTIAL RECOGNITION." Canadian Issues / Thèmes Canadiens 55-58. America: History & Life, EBSCOhost (accessed August 6, 2015). This article describes that role the Canadian immigration had toward skilled immigrants by not accepting their credentials, in which the article’s hypothesis is that it might be related to the fact of Canadian openness towards immigrant in general. The method of investigation is looking at previous case studies. The conclusion of the article states that Canada must improve its immigration polices as more immigrants are coming, and that Canada should become more open-minded toward the skilled immigrant, which is also the main argument. This article restates my research question. Barriers to employment and utilization of highly skilled Iranians in Greater Vancouver Regional

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