Loading ...many years ago, i looked into the requirements for immigration into canada. at that point, they had a “point system.” you got a list of qualities they were looking for in prospective new citizens. i don’t remember the whole list, but you got a certain number of points if you were a high school graduate, if you were a college graduate, if you read/wrote/spoke english, likewise french, if you had a journeyman’s card in a skilled trade, if you were a military veteran, if you operated a business, extra points for doctors and nurses, etc. etc. a long list of qualities the canadians thought would make you valuable to them. if you had a certain number of points, and if you had financial assets sufficient to get started, and definite prospects for employment in canada, your application would proceed.
the point is, they allowed immigration when they thought it was to canada’s benefit. i think their system may have changed some details. but is still set up to benefit canada. i believe most countries have immigration systems with similar aims. the host country makes the rules in such a way that the host country benefits. i believe that normal legal immigration system to the u. s. a. is set up that way. the problem is there are too many exceptions and outright evasions.
legal immigrants to this country, by and large are assets to their new home. the screening system works. the exceptions and evasions – not so much.