Immigration via Regional (as Opposed to National) Governments

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Migration policy | Going Where They Are Wanted; How Canada and Australia let regions sponsor immigrants. Economist, Feb 7, 2015.
www.economist.com/news/united-st ... ere-they-are-wanted

"MOST immigrants to Canada must pass a points test, administered by the federal government. If you * * * wouldn’t mind becoming a farmer in Saskatchewan or a carpenter in Alberta, you can apply to those provincial governments directly. Canada is one of a few Western countries to make special allowances for immigrants willing to move to particular parts of the country. Australia is another.

"Canada’s evolved out of Québécois demands to be allowed to woo French-speaking immigrants.

Note:
(a) "Demetrios Papademetriou of the Migration Policy Institute, a think-tank [established in 2001; based in Washington DC]"
(b) "Some parts of America lack jobs but want immigrants anyway, hoping they will buy up empty homes and pay local taxes."

In the same issue:
Immigration | Rolling Out the Welcome Mat; Two cities hope that embracing immigrants can reverse their decline
(Baltimore and Detroit, spreading to "Rustbelt cities like Cleveland, Dayton and Philadelphia")