What would the immigration policy for North America be if England held onto the colonies?
Mostly in the early days. You dont get .uch of that by the 1840s, which is when immigration to the US really became significant.Pretty similar to OTL.
Its often forgotten that the UK itself was the major emigration destination for those fleeing political persecution, seeking freedom of speech/religion, yadda yadda.
The US was the major destination for those who wanted cheap plentiful land. Politics rarely had anything at all to do with a decision to move to the US.
Not the Dutch. If the Dutch had cared for it, it would have done anything with it in the years since they discovered it. I find it more likely the British still settle it or perhaps more likely the French.If England had held onto the Colonies, it wouldn't have bothered settling Australia. No need to stop sending convicts to the American colonies. The Dutch would have kept it (it was claimed by the Dutch as New Holland) and it might be Dutch settled or part of Indonesia or Japan or Germany might have gotten it. Or France. France might have settled New Zealand.