ABSTRACT

In this article, I argue that satisfaction with multiculturalism and support for discrimination in the immigration system are conceptually linked but distinct in the Canadian public’s mind. Following a large literature, I make the case that despite a normative assumption of nondiscrimination in the intellectual framework and policy rhetoric of multiculturalism, the public can support discrimination while also supporting multiculturalism. To support this, I present the results of a 2017 survey of Canadians. I show that slightly less than half of respondents are willing to explicitly support discrimination. Next, I show that, when faced with a more complex decision that offers the chance to discriminate, many do so. Finally, I compare experimental results to a nearly identical experiment in the United States, which reveals that Canadian and American respondents discriminate at similar rates.

摘要

在这篇文章中，我认为对多元文化主义的满意度和对移民系统中歧视的支持在概念上是相关的，但在加拿大公众的心目中是不同的。根据大量文献，我认为尽管在多元文化主义的知识框架和政策修辞中有非歧视的规范假设，但公众可以支持歧视，同时也支持多元文化主义。为了支持这一点，我介绍了 2017 年对加拿大人的调查结果。我表明，略低于一半的受访者愿意明确支持歧视。接下来，我表明，当面临提供歧视机会的更复杂的决定时，许多人会这样做。最后，我将实验结果与在美国进行的几乎相同的实验进行比较，