Jeffrey Reitz is a internationally recognized expert on immigration, ethnicity and race relations. His comparisons of immigrant experiences in Canada with those of their counterparts in the United States, Britain, Germany and Australia have provided important new insights into institutional policies and practices whichdetemine the success of immigrant's efforts to find prosperity in their new homes. One of the first scholars worldwide to incorporate quantitive survey and census data into such international comparisons, Reitz' methodologically rigorous reflects an interdisciplinary approach, combining sociology, economics and political science to produce new understandings of the challenges facing immigrants.