Comenius Project

Immigrants

by Benjamin Patschg

Definition:

a person with another nationality

emigrate from his homeland

come to have a better life

Immigrants in Austria:

we have about 814 000 Immigrants

a lot of Turkish guest workers

guest workers need a work permit

more criminality

take our jobs

more than50%

20% to50%

10% to20%

4% to10%

1% to4%

Less than1%

Keine Daten

Immigrant population:

UNHCR:

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

has been represented in Vienna since 1951

organisation who helps refugees

22,5 million refugees are concern

Refugees in Austria: since 1945 more than 2 million

700,000 have stayed

1956/57....180,000 Hungarians fled to Austria

1968..........160,000 Czechs and Slovaks found safety

1980/81…..33,000 refugees arrived

1992….…..90,000 refugees come from Bosnia

FACING TODAY'S CHALLENGES

number of people seeking asylum has decreased considerably

2003 32,364 asylum applications were lodged

per annum 1000 people are granted asylum

2003 a new asylum law

Global statistics:

European Union allows free migration

inter-EU migration relatively low

most from poorer eastern bloc states

come to richer western European states

Victims because of Immigration:

8,175 people have died along European borders

2,755 missing in Mediterranean Sea

6,027 migrants died in Atlantic Ocean

2,929 people died on Gibralter strait

Causes:

distinguish between push factors and pull factors

push factor: emigration from the country of origin Natural disasters political situation

pull factor: find a job financial chances cultural victims

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