tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post8567964472811925794..comments2024-03-19T11:14:28.872+00:00Comments on demography.matters.blog: On immigrant under-representation in politicsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-74974245384292582332011-04-12T15:17:44.336+00:002011-04-12T15:17:44.336+00:00Richard: this should probably be done systematical...Richard: this should probably be done systematically, but although the Canadian political class is less old-WASP than the post implied, it still seems as though there is a large gap between Canada and the United States. The question is whether that's due to demographic differences or differences in political institutions. <br /><br />Anonymous: that would not explain the rapid surge into Noel Maurerhttp://noelmaurer.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-1127203823084472332011-04-11T23:26:20.174+00:002011-04-11T23:26:20.174+00:00I think this happens because Scottish and English ...I think this happens because Scottish and English people are simply doing better in politics and better educate their children. It's the others that need to catch up.<br /><br />Indians, for example, are well overrepresented in IT and no one crying about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-71725249345571066962011-04-11T11:07:32.848+00:002011-04-11T11:07:32.848+00:00Actually Canada doesnt compare so badly. B.C. has ...Actually Canada doesnt compare so badly. B.C. has had both a Jewish Premier (Dave Barrett) and a Sikh (Ujal Dossanj). There have been many Jewish politicians including at least 2 mayors of Toronto, Phil Givens and Mel Lastman. Calgary the 4th largest city in the country now has a Muslim mayor (a descendant of Indian Ismailis). I am unaware of any major American city with a Muslim mayor. <br /><brRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926071911396827610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-75545314234316134492011-04-11T04:32:41.523+00:002011-04-11T04:32:41.523+00:00I should add that if you look at the level of citi...I should add that if you look at the level of cities, then Canada starts to look even stranger by American standards. Antonio Villaraigosa (L.A.), Edwin Lee (S.F.), Michael Bloomberg (N.Y.), Julian Sanchez (S.A.), Rahm Emmanuel (Chicago), Thomas Menino (Boston) and that's without going to Wikipedia. <br /><br />It is a mighty strange thing you got going up there.Noel Maurerhttp://noelmaurer.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-27017454767362979412011-04-11T01:25:54.968+00:002011-04-11T01:25:54.968+00:00As you know, this is very much not true for the Un...As you know, this is very much not true for the United States. It's important to note, for example, that while the descendents of Ellis Island immigrants did not make it to the White House, there were several very credible candidates who almost made it. Mario Cuomo, for example, could have become president. And then there's the current occupant, but a traipse around statewide office will Noel Maurerhttp://noelmaurer.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19949676.post-55502395185467333062011-04-09T18:56:08.732+00:002011-04-09T18:56:08.732+00:00Sullivan is an Irish name not Scottish:
http://en...Sullivan is an Irish name not Scottish:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O'SullivanRichardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00926071911396827610noreply@blogger.com