Immigration Policy in Times of Indigenous Reconciliation

The immigration policies in settler colonial countries rarely consider Indigenous perspectives a reality that is particularly problematic given the key role that immigration policies have played in the colonialization process. In this paper, we use Canada as a case study, surveying the academic and grey literature to examine why and how Indigenous voices have been excluded from decision-making about immigrant selection. In addition, we investigate what the Indigenous perspectives that have been shared surrounding immigration policy currently are. While some perspectives fundamentally challenge the Westphalian state and its claim to regulate human mobility in the name of sovereignty. We connect these perspectives with academic open borders and no border debates.