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【单选题】HISTORY OF IMMIGRATION As we look back at the 20 century we realize that never in the history of mankind have humans migrated so much. Millions of people have left their homes to relocate in other parts of the world in order to change their destiny. People from all over the world have dared to dream of a better future for themselves and for their children.Others were forced out of their homelands in order to escape atrocities (暴政，暴行). The two world wars during this century forced large numbers of people to seek refuge in a distant land in order to survive.AustraliaSince 1945, over six million people have come toAustralia as new settlers. Their arrival has had a marked influence on all aspects of our society. The trigger for a large-scale migration was the end of World War II.InEurope, millions of people were driven outside their homelands, unable to return. InAustralia, there was a desperate shortage of labour and a belief that substantial population growth was essential for the country’’s future.These factors led to the creation of a federal immigration program in 1945. By 1947, a post-war immigration boom was under way, with a large and growing number of arrivals of both government-assisted and other immigrants. Agreements were reached with the United Kingdom, someEuropean countries and the International Refugee Organization (IRO) to encourage migrants, including displaced persons from war-tornEurope, to come toAustrali
A、Between October 1945 and June 1960, 1.7 million people arriveD、
A、million more migrants arrived in each of the following four decades. Today, nearly one in four ofAustralia’’s almost 20 million people were born overseas. New Zealand and the United Kingdom are the largest source countries for migrants, but other regions — notablyAsia — have become more significant.The most ambitious part ofAustralia’’s migration program followed the end of World War II.Australia negotiated agreements with other governments and international organizations to help achieve high migration targets. These agreements are no longer in force.CanadaIn 1947, theCanadian government proposed broadening immigration policies as it set its sights on two main objectives: to populateCanada and, is so doing, expand its domestic market and develop the countries resources.ButCanada remained opposed to massive immigration from theEast—a tendency that continued to shape immigration policy until 1962.Canada stressed its former selective policies and reasserted its right to accept or refuse particular classes of immigrants. Other political and international forces at the time, however, contributed to makingCanada a country of immigration. In fact, the years following World War II saw the establishment of international bodies and the introduction of human rights legislation and a pressure to welcome "displaced persons" fromEurope. This pressure led to the abolishment of theChinese ImmigrationAct in 1947. TheChinese ImmigrationAct of 1952, however, maintained earlier exclusion based on nationality, ethnicity(种族), climate compatibility, lifestyle and values. Contrary to the 1920s, immigration focused primarily on the construction and manufacturing industries as opposed to agriculture and mining.
A、wave of immigration from southernEurope swept across postwarCanada to fill the need for manual labour. The immigration of a highly skilled worked force was also encouraged in the areas of health, education and technology, mostly fromEurope.The United States ofAmerica America was built by immigrants. From Plymouth Rock in the seventeenth century toEllis Island in the twentieth, people born elsewhere came toAmeric
A、Some were fleeing religious and political persecution. Most, however, came for economic reasons and were part of extensive migratory systems that responded to changing demands in labor markets. Their experience in the United States was as diverse as their backgro
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本题译文：加拿大1952年通过的《移民法》取消了所有对于移民的限制。本题关键词为Immigration Act of l952，不难找出原文定位。文章在讨论加拿大移民政策时提及两个相关法案，即：1947年的《中国移民法》和1952年的《移民法》，其中第二部法“maintained earlier exclusions based on nationality, ethnicity, climate compatibility, lifestyle and values”。对比原文，显然题干这句话不符合原文的意思。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>