American Indians Born in Canada and the Right of Free Access to the United States

Authors

Greg Boos
Greg McLawsen

Document Type

Research Report

Publication Date

2013

Keywords

Human Mobility

Abstract

In 1794, the United States and Great Britain negotiated the Jay Treaty, established in part to mitigate the effects of the recently established boundary line between Canada and the United States on the native peoples who suddenly found their lands bisected. The rights and benefits originally set out by the Jay Treaty are now codified in statute, and continue to bestow upon Canadians with a 50% native bloodline (euphemistically referred to as “American Indians born in Canada” in U.S. immigration law) the right to freely pass the border and remain in the United States for any purpose, virtually unrestricted by the Immigration and Nationality Act.

Volume

20

Issue

October

Recommended Citation

Boos, Greg and McLawsen, Greg, "American Indians Born in Canada and the Right of Free Access to the United States" (2013). Border Policy Research Institute Publications. 69.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/bpri_publications/69

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Indians of North America--Canada; Border security--United States; Border security--Canada; United States--Emigration and immigration--Law and legislation

Geographic Coverage

United States; Canada

Genre/Form

technical reports

Type

Text

Language

English

Format

application/pdf