This article discusses the nature of out-migration from the United States to Canada and assesses the consequences of such emigration for the two countries. It is concluded that, excluding the British born population, being foreign born is a handicap in Canada, not an asset, and the American born overcome this occupational disadvantage by virtue of their higher social origins and education.
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