Transcript Immigration and EU – Do we need immigrants?

Immigration and EU – Do we
need immigrants?
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Lasse Leipola / Matti Ouvinen
Immigration and EU – Do we
need immigrants?
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Recent figures
Demographical statistics and projections
Comments from experts + politicians? Timo
Soini? University sources? Labor unions?
Are some immigrants more wanted than
others? (Race? Origin? Education?)
Facts on population
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EU25 population will continue to rise until
2025 and then start to fall (Eurostat)
Working age population expected to
decrease by 52 million by 2050 (Eurostat)
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EU needs 75 million immigrants by (Eurostat)
2050.(French interior ministry, 2002)
Arguments FOR immigration
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Aging population
Immigrants are ready to accept jobs that are
ignored by current population (shit jobs)
Immigrants help their families in third world
countries (send money etc.)
Immigration can help boost economic growth
Arguments AGAINST
immigration
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There is already unemployment
Most immigrants are unskilled and -educated
GDP per capita may fall when population
grows
Competition on the labour market reduces
wages and may worsen working conditions
Current policies and practises
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On national level
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Many countries are imposing stricter policies
(mandatory language exams etc.)
Protection against illegal immigration (Spain,
Italy, France)
Need for labour
On european level
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Tampere agenda, aim to unify immigration
policies
Regional differences: problems are worst for
Spain, Italy and France.
Sources:
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Article on Prospect Magazine (Issue 76, July 2002):
Does Britain need immigration? by Anthony Browne
Eurostat News Release:
http://epp.eurostat.cec.eu.int/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PG
P_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2
005/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005_MONTH_04/308042005-EN-AP.PDF
Articles on Helsingin Sanomat: Ilkka Ahtialainen Monet Euroopan maat kiristävät
maahanmuuttopolitiikkaansa (23.4.2006), Anu
Silfverberg - Siirtolaisten eri maailmat EU:ssa
(20.9.2006) and Petra Hongell - Sallivampi
siirtolaispolitiikka olisi Euroopan etu
Comments and suggestions?
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Please.