scholarly journals Temporary Families? the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program and the Neoliberal Regime of Immigration Governance in Canada

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaobei Chen ◽  
Sherry Xiaohan Thorpe
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The State ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Canadian Government ◽  
Canadian Population ◽  
The Family ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
Analytical Tools

<p class="BodyA">The Canadian government has introduced a series of policy changes to various immigration programs since 2008. This paper focuses on the revamping of the parent and grandparent (PGP) sponsorship program and the introduction of new measures such as the Super Visa. Using Foucauldian analytical tools and drawing on Bacchi’s (2009, 2012) method of studying policy as problematizations, we first historicize the problematization of the family in immigration policy. Second, we refute the government’s representation of immigration under the PGP program problems as essentially a transparent “problem of math,” that of too many applicants overwhelming the system. Finally, we analyze neoliberal technologies of immigration governance and their impact on citizenship formation and struggles. Who counts as family, we argue, has been biopolitically determined in Canadian immigration policy. Family members are recognized as such when it suits the needs of the state. The latest changes in family sponsorship policies objectify potential parents and grandparents reunification applicants, seeing them as human liabilities that pose risks to the Canadian population because of their advanced age. The new measures deploy a neoliberal regime of governance that discriminatorily responsibilizes the family, marketizes regulation, and maximizes the state’s control of the border and of the population. </p>

scholarly journals Effect of Aphasia on the State-Trait Anxiety and Hopelessness Levels of the Family Members of Hemiplegic Patients

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-357
Author(s):  
Pelin Pistav Akmese ◽  
Guldal Funda Nakipoglu Yuzer ◽  
Nermin Altinok ◽  
Nese Ozgirgin
Keyword(s):  
Trait Anxiety ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The State ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program Reforms- The Consequence of a Neoliberal Shift

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Point System ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Economic Framework ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Incomplete Picture ◽  
Family Class

Since the formal enshrinement of Canada’s immigration objectives in the Immigration Act of 1976, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has been tasked with the responsibility of balancing the demands of the labour market and reuniting immigrant families. Policy changes in the 1990s suggest that neoliberal ideology, which promotes market economy principles, has become increasingly influential in the shaping of Canadian social policies and practices, and has had significant implications for immigration policy and admission trends (Arat-Koc, 1999). The prominence of neoliberal logic in immigration policy has resulted in the framing of immigrant value in terms of economic contributions. As a result, Family Class admissions have been the target of criticism, particularly sponsored parents and grandparents, who are absolved of meeting the point system criteria and are therefore perceived as having little ability to contribute to the economy (McLaren & Black, 2005). This paper explores the extent to which recent reforms to the parent and grandparent sponsorship program are a reflection of, and maintain, the prevailing neoliberal discourse that subordinates Family Class immigrants, especially parents and grandparents, conceiving of them as burdens to the state as opposed to contributing Economic Class entrants. This economic framework provides an incomplete picture of the contributions that sponsored parents and grandparents make to Canada. Furthermore, the insufficiency of empirical data supporting the claim that parents and grandparents are a potential burden on the state suggests that the recent reforms are an explicit expression of fear rather than fact (VanderPlaat, Ramos & Yoshida, 2011). This paper concludes with future research suggestions that lend themselves to redefining “contribution” to incorporate social, cultural, and indirect economic contributions, to provide a more nuanced conception of the value of sponsored parents and grandparents.

scholarly journals Trombiculiasis in domestic goats and humans in the state of Maranhão, Brazil

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 104-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Luiz Horácio Faccini ◽  
Ana Clara Gomes Santos ◽  
Sandra Batista Santos ◽  
Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius ◽  
Ricardo Bassini-Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rainy Season ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
The State ◽  
Northeastern Brazil ◽  
First Report ◽  
The Family

Abstract Trombiculiasis is an infestation caused by larval mites (chiggers) of the family Trombiculidae. Here, we provide the first report on parasitism by the chigger species Eutrombicula alfreddugesi (Oudemans) and Eutrombicula batatas (Linnaeus) in goats and humans on farms in the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil. Severe itching and dermatitis caused by the chiggers' bites were seen. From a total of 779 examined goats, 214 of them showed clinical signs of infestation, as well as family members of three farms of the region. Most of the cases occurred during the rainy season, from March to September.

scholarly journals The 2019 policy changes to Canada's parent and grandparent sponsorship program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Pietrantonio
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Family Reunification ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Application Form ◽  
Online System ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
History Of ◽  
Policy Shifts

On January 28th, 2019, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened the most recent application form for the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship form (PGP). After 11 minutes, the 27,000 spots allocated for the "Interest to Sponsor" (ITS) forms had been filled and IRCC announced that the application had closed (Harris, 2019). This study will review the literature on the evolution of family reunification in Canadian immigration policies and will include a critical analysis of the 2019 PGP sponsorship program. It will explore the changes to the online system for the 2019 PGP application process, outlining its failure to provide an equitable opportunity for those wishing to reunite with their family members in Canada. By placing the most recent experience with the 2019 PGP application process in the context of the history of family reunification policies in Canada, this study will identify the continuities and changes in the ideologies buiding policy shifts and will highlight what is and isn’t working in the current policy. Keywords: Canadian immigration policy, family reunification, family sponsorship, parent and grandparent sponsorship program

scholarly journals The 2019 policy changes to Canada's parent and grandparent sponsorship program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Pietrantonio
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Family Reunification ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Application Process ◽  
Application Form ◽  
Online System ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
History Of ◽  
Policy Shifts

On January 28th, 2019, Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) opened the most recent application form for the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship form (PGP). After 11 minutes, the 27,000 spots allocated for the "Interest to Sponsor" (ITS) forms had been filled and IRCC announced that the application had closed (Harris, 2019). This study will review the literature on the evolution of family reunification in Canadian immigration policies and will include a critical analysis of the 2019 PGP sponsorship program. It will explore the changes to the online system for the 2019 PGP application process, outlining its failure to provide an equitable opportunity for those wishing to reunite with their family members in Canada. By placing the most recent experience with the 2019 PGP application process in the context of the history of family reunification policies in Canada, this study will identify the continuities and changes in the ideologies buiding policy shifts and will highlight what is and isn’t working in the current policy. Keywords: Canadian immigration policy, family reunification, family sponsorship, parent and grandparent sponsorship program

scholarly journals The Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship Program Reforms- The Consequence of a Neoliberal Shift

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Devon Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
The State ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Point System ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Economic Framework ◽  
Neoliberal Ideology ◽  
Incomplete Picture ◽  
Family Class

Since the formal enshrinement of Canada’s immigration objectives in the Immigration Act of 1976, Citizenship and Immigration Canada has been tasked with the responsibility of balancing the demands of the labour market and reuniting immigrant families. Policy changes in the 1990s suggest that neoliberal ideology, which promotes market economy principles, has become increasingly influential in the shaping of Canadian social policies and practices, and has had significant implications for immigration policy and admission trends (Arat-Koc, 1999). The prominence of neoliberal logic in immigration policy has resulted in the framing of immigrant value in terms of economic contributions. As a result, Family Class admissions have been the target of criticism, particularly sponsored parents and grandparents, who are absolved of meeting the point system criteria and are therefore perceived as having little ability to contribute to the economy (McLaren & Black, 2005). This paper explores the extent to which recent reforms to the parent and grandparent sponsorship program are a reflection of, and maintain, the prevailing neoliberal discourse that subordinates Family Class immigrants, especially parents and grandparents, conceiving of them as burdens to the state as opposed to contributing Economic Class entrants. This economic framework provides an incomplete picture of the contributions that sponsored parents and grandparents make to Canada. Furthermore, the insufficiency of empirical data supporting the claim that parents and grandparents are a potential burden on the state suggests that the recent reforms are an explicit expression of fear rather than fact (VanderPlaat, Ramos & Yoshida, 2011). This paper concludes with future research suggestions that lend themselves to redefining “contribution” to incorporate social, cultural, and indirect economic contributions, to provide a more nuanced conception of the value of sponsored parents and grandparents.

Venue Shopping and Legitimacy: Making Sense of Harper's Immigration Record

2018 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 817-836 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mireille Paquet ◽  
Lindsay Larios
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Immigration Policy ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Conservative Party ◽  
The State ◽  
Immigration Policies ◽  
Party Leadership ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Canadian Immigration ◽  
Venue Shopping

AbstractCanadian immigration policies went through numerous changes under the Conservative party leadership of Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2015. This article provides an empirical account of immigration policy change during this era and suggests that of state-centred venue shopping can effectively account for the Harper's immigration record. In particular, it documents the ways in which immigration policies have expanded into international and regional venues, opened new venues to non-state actors, further decentralized into subnational venues and reinvested into traditional administrative and executive venues for policy making. The analysis suggests that the redeployment of the state into new and expanding venues aims to demonstrate state capacity and legitimacy as a nodal actor in immigration policy.

scholarly journals Healthy Aging and Needs of Elderly People in the Conditions of Deprivation Poverty

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Policy ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Healthy Aging ◽  
Social Assistance ◽  
Family Members ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Institutions ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
The Family

In the article we analyze the results of the sociological research «The implementation of the needs of the elderly. The study of the opinion of the elderly and their members of family» in the Transcarpathian region. We investigate the needs and problems in the activity of the elderly, and also pay attention to the opinion of the family members, that are taking care about them. It is indicated which public institutions and instruments are involved in providing social assistance to the older generation. We emphasize on the importance of social assistance according to the decision of family members to take care about their relatives. We characterize the notion of the derivational poverty. The specificity of the needs of the elderly people of the Transcarpathian region in terms of derivation is considered. We make the result that satisfaction and taking into account the needs of this category of the population indicates an effective social policy of the state.

scholarly journals Comfort of the patient's family in an Intensive Care Unit related to welcoming

2013 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1114-1121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana de Almeida Moraes Gibaut ◽  
Luisa Mayumi Rocha Hori ◽  
Katia Santana Freitas ◽  
Fernanda Carneiro Mussi
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Likert Scale ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
The State ◽  
Comfort Level ◽  
The Family ◽  
Scale Data

This study aimed to identify the level of comfort of families of patients in a critical health condition related to the welcoming practices performed by the hospital staff. Interviews were conducted with 250 relatives in hospitals of the state Bahia, using a Likert scale. Data were analyzed as percentages and quartiles. For nine of the 12 statements of the scale, most relatives scored their comfort level between very and totally comfortable, median of 4,revealing kindness, tranquility and friendly communication with family members. More than half of the sample scored its level as not at all to more or less comfortable, median of 3, for statements about demonstration of interest towards the relative by the staff and flexible visiting of the patient. The necessity of greater interest of the team in the condition and needs of the family was observed. Promoting comfort from the dimension of welcoming demands interdisciplinary actions grounded in humanistic philosophy, in which the nurse has an important role to play.

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