Canada has a “points-based” immigration system - you get points for various factors (university degrees, in-demand skills, etc), and anyone who gets over the cu

Canada has a “points-based” immigration system - you get points for various factors (university degrees, in-demand skills, etc), and anyone who gets over the cutoff can immigrate permanently. A lot easier to navigate and understand than the US rules. Hence, on a per capita basis, its immigration rate is 2-3 times that of the US. Australia and New Zealand are other countries with a points-based system. Australia likewise has much higher immigration than US, although currently not quite as high as Canada. New Zealand’s immigration levels have historically been higher than the US too, although the last few years have been a COVID-induced anomaly. (Again, when I say higher, I mean per capita - in absolute terms the US comes first globally, but per capita it is only about average.)