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Migration - A never-ending story
IFLRY SeminarMigration: Enriching Societies
Presented by Yves Joukes, Virva Leväinen and Bram Has
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MIGRATION – WHAT THE HELL?
Forced migration
migration
Emigration
Immigration
Irregular migrants
Temporary labour migrant Highly skilled and business migrant
Voluntary migration
Forced migration
Family reunification
Return migrants
Roma and travelerTransit migration
Schengen agreement
Asylum-seeker
Refugee
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Countries
• Denmark and Canada: point system• Netherlands: language exams in native
country• Brazil: internal migration (from north to south)• Russia: high skilled emigrants, low skilled
immigrants, internal migration
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What is populism?
1. Against the established political structures2. The will of the people is central3. Charismatic leadership4. Unity and patriotism
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Timo Soini, True Finns
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Sarah Palin, Republican Party
Nick Griffin, BNP
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Myths and factsa) Most of the world’s migrants are refugees,
asylum-seekers or undocumented.
b) The world’s largest category of migrants is made up of economic unskilled workers.
c) Most migrants come from the world’s least developed countries and lowest socio-economic classes.
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Highly Skilled; 4%
Low Skilled; 25%
Visa-Free; 7%
Students; 21%
Family Based 12%
Asylum Seekers; 3%
Refugeees; 11%
Undocumented; 18%
Sources: University of Oxford International Migration Institute (2011) How Migration Shaped our World and will Define our Future; US Department of Homeland Security (2007) “Estimates of the Unauthorized Immigrant Population Residing in the United States;” Hamburg Institute of International Economics (2008) Database on Irregular Migration
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Myths and factsa) Migrants to developed countries steal jobs
from native-born workersb) Migrants to developed countries exert
downward pressure on wagesc) Migrants to developed countries have higher
overall crime rates than indigenous populations.
d) Migrants are a burden on developed countries’ welfare systems (health and social services)
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How to deal with populism?
• Populists use the heart, so just facts are not enough
• Facts are still needed• It shouldn’t be forgotten, that migration has
also negative sides, be realistic!• Be clear and have a simple message• Speeches and actions of populists should be
followed and reported
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What to do now?
• Resolutions• Connect with the immigrants as individual• Influence your own organization/mother party• Roma seminar• Migration seminar of LYMEC in November
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…solutions are based on tolerance!Problems are based on fear…