Due to the recession, the number of the Dutch immigrants in decline, and the Dutch immigrants abroad is on the rise, lead to the Dutch population growth slowed down. In 2002, the Netherlands population growth is slower than the same period last year, the reason is the recession, deterring foreigners to come to NL, and more people leave the country of high population density. The Netherlands from last year to strengthen regulation of asylum application, since then, gradually reduce the number of refugees. Before this, the country has been known as the "safe haven" of Europe's most open country of asylum seekers.
For a long time, the Netherlands in the world renowned for tolerance and cultural diversity, the loose immigration policy has attracted many immigrants and asylum seekers from all over the world. Due to the Netherlands have long faced an aging population, low birth rate, and the problem of labour shortage immigration has always been an important factor of economic development in Holland. The number of immigrants increased sharply in the 80s and 1970s. Over the years, the Netherlands as an immigrant country, the number of legal immigrants in 60000 people a year or so. With the increase of legal immigrants and illegal immigrants, Dutch government faces more and more social problems, especially the worsening of rising unemployment and social order to immigration, make public sentiment against immigrants in rising. In parliament, xenophobia momentum is also rising, concentrated in the 2002 parliamentary elections opposed to continue to accept immigrants emerging far-right parties have played an important influence. In addition, the environment and the influence of the domestic economy remains sluggish across Europe, since the ...
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...rime minister not figured in January. Dutch department website recently released last month, senior officials of the department of at public expense reimbursement, including travel, accommodation, cost, and go out to have meal consumption and costs to attend training and meetings, while costs and expenses relating to this security do not openly on the web site, a total of 13 ministers, seven state secretary, deputy secretary to 11, and more than 50 senior director of expense account to see the light. Such as the Netherlands home secretary in January for the 563.25 euros, mostly for newspaper and magazine subscriptions, justice and security officials in January on a business trip and official entertainment expenses amount to 7500 euros, but the Dutch cabinet on a business trip in the large foreign minister timothy Mance expense account has not been packed in January.
In the United States, the cliché of a nation of immigrants is often invoked. Indeed, very few Americans can trace their ancestry to what is now the United States, and the origins of its immigrants have changed many times in American history. Despite the identity of an immigrant nation, changes in the origins of immigrants have often been met with resistance. What began with white, western European settlers fleeing religious persecution morphed into a multicultural nation as immigrants from countries across the globe came to the U.S. in increasing numbers. Like the colonial immigrants before them, these new immigrants sailed to the Americas to gain freedom, flee poverty and famine, and make a better life for themselves. Forgetting their origins as persecuted and excluded people, the older and more established immigrants became possessive about their country and tried to exclude and persecute the immigrant groups from non-western European backgrounds arriving in the U.S. This hostile, defensive, and xenophobic reaction to influxes of “new” immigrants known as Nativism was not far out of the mainstream. Nativism became a part of the American cultural and political landscape and helped to shape, through exclusion, the face of the United States for years to come.
Firstly to justify why countries limit their immigrations, there should be knowledge of the different types of immigrants as there are different reasons to leave from one country and move into another. In the last 30 years, the number of international immigrants has been estimated 191 million worldwide, two times as before. As ...
Without a doubt, the European continent has been through a lot over the last few decades. From World War 2, to the iron grip of Soviet Russia on half of the continent, many problems have arisen and been dealt with. Unfortunately, Europe has had a rough few years when it comes to the somewhat newer issue of immigration and immigrant groups. While some countries have managed immigration better than others, nations such as France and Italy have had their fair share of problems and continue to pass legislation that is flawed and draws criticism from other countries. The issue has gotten better in recent years, and various European countries have made great progress towards their immigration policies. In addition, various ethnic groups have been the target of government profiling and discrimination. Most notably the Romani people, who have faced discrimination for hundreds of years and continue to do so at the hands of various Eastern and Western European governments. The many setbacks and gains towards immigration are more clearly visible when looked at on a case-by-case basis, such as the individual policies of Italy, France, and the European Union as a whole.
The promise of free markets and liberal democracy pushes individuals to migrate to industrialized Western nations like the United States and in some cases with very limited means of copying with the new cultural and economic realities. It is important to note that social disorganization does not just happen within the group of immigrants. Dissatisfaction can also lead to the anomic state in the native groups. The failure to realize economic goals is a recipe for social upheaval and to a larger extent contributes to deviance which manifests itself in crime. Thus we observe in the promise of liberal democracy inconsistences that can lead to social problems like
It is often said that the main characteristics of far-right parties and their supporters are xenophobia, nationalism and a politics of anti-immigration. This is the opinion of Catherine Fieschi who analysed the rise of the National Front in France, led first by Jean-Marie Le Pen and then by his daughter Marine Le Pen. According to her voting for their party means supporting anti-Europe, anti-immigration, anti-system and anti-Islam politics (2012, p. 11). But she points out that what led...
Concluding the fear of immigration comes from many aspects that goes from political arguments to the fear of losing job or the social identity of the country. However, it is obvious now that immigrants not only create an economic boost for the society they are integrated into, they also often do the jobs that native people didn’t do like the low-class jobs, create more jobs in general for the country and can repay all the expenses that the state afford to let them part of this
In this short essay I will address the issue of whether or not nations should restrict immigration. It is important to note that my perspective is derived from years of living in an American society. When I speak of immigrants in many cases I’ll be referring to illegal immigrants, as they are the ones to whom the restrictive laws are made in as a preventative means. Additionally, they are the ones people fear and refer to primarily when discussing immigration.
Perea, Juan. Immigrants Out! The New Nativism and the Anti-Immigrant Impulse in the United States. New York or London: New York University Press, 1997. Print.
With the recent Paris attacks and rumors of foreboding ISIS attacks, the topic of immigration comes up quite often in conversations. Topics such as how the immigrants should be dealt with, what exactly are the benefits and/or detriments of immigration, Donald Trump’s immigration plan, et cetera are usually discussed. With immigration gradually becoming a trending issue, various people have expressed their thoughts through means like social media and news sites. Joining this movement, this will be another text on the topic of immigration. The benefits of immigration will be presented, false information will be proven wrong, and why some people oppose immigration will be explained and discussed. Immigration should be widely accepted rather than
Have you ever wondered why immigrants in some countries assimilate more than others? Have you ever questioned the fundamental differences in countries’ programs to integrate immigrants into their mainstream culture? What truly motivates the fundamental goal of such integration programs? To attempt these questions, a journey is taken to Germany to better understand the new nature of their modern integration program and the controversial aims that motivate it. Particularly, the article, “Teaching Citizenship: The German Integration Project,” written by Dr. Jessica Brown will be analyzed for the nature of Germany’s integration program along with the view of its goal from the three sociological perspectives: functionalism, conflict
During the 18th Century a lot of European immigrants started coming to the new land to seek new opportunities, at first since there was no laws placed, around 3 million of Europeans traveled to the Americas. Clearly some laws had to be established and that is where the Alien and Sedition act and the Naturalization act derive. As one of the congressman who supported this law, Harrison Gray Otis, clearly stated “ No need to invite hordes of Wild Irishmen, nor the turbulent and disorderly of all the world, to come here with a basic view to distract our tranquillity." These laws included new powers to deport foreigners as well as making it harder for new immigrants to vote. Previously a new immigrant would have to reside in the United States
The debate focuses on whether the Netherlands is, in fact, a model of successful integration. The discussion questions whether the past emphasis of the Dutch on tolerance has served to overlook a number of real and dire social issues. Both in the Dutch parliament and media, a proposal was made for a more “honest” exposure of the problems that emerged from the coexistence between migrant communities and native populations. The Dutch held that the time had come to break taboos and to end political correctness. Pim Fortuyn is one of the first politicians to make these views politically acceptable within the Dutch
As an open economy, the Netherlands is susceptible to international developments, notably in recent years the global recession – which has been exacerbated by falling share prices, the attacks of 11 September 2001, the war in Iraq and the outbreak of SARS.
The thought of arriving immigrants in any host country has been accompanied by reactions of exclusion, and continues to expand throughout the years. During any social illness, immigrants tend to be the first to be held responsible by their recipient societies. Most crimes are associated with immigrants due to the fact that they may not posses the same socio-economics status as natives. Another contributing factor is the media that conducts numerous stories that highlight the image of immigrant crimes to recall the alleged difference between native and foreign born. Undoubtedly, the correlation between immigration and crime has become one of the most controversial discussions in current society. As we enter a new era, immigrants will have more impact on society than ever before (Feldmeyer, 2009).
Immigration is a controversial topic that features conflicting opinions on a global scale. This is because skeptics believe that immigrants are taking away the original culture and traditions of individual societies, whereas, those supporting immigration believe that immigrants in fact enrich the culture of the host countries and provide great benefits to the country overall. This ongoing debate regarding immigration has led to the increased difficulty in gaining national citizenship in some countries, such as Saudi Arabia. Other countries, however, welcome immigrants as they believe foreigners are valuable to society. Immigration around the world should be encouraged as immigrants increase diversity, add to the amount of skills and labor opportunities available to the countries they move to, and improve the economy.