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Sweden top for welcoming migrants A study of how Europe integrates immigrants
has exposed wide variations in the welcome foreign workers receive.
The European Union-backed research found Sweden doing the most to help migrants
settle - and Latvia the least.
Overall, EU nations are only doing half as much as they could, said
researchers acting for a consortium of 25 organisations across Europe.
The study of policies across the continent ranks countries on key factors
affecting immigrants' lives.
The Migration Integration Policy Index is produced by a consortium of
European organisations, led by the British Council and the Migration
Policy Group in Brussels.
It measures policies to integrate an estimated 21 million migrants
across 25 EU member states by using 140 indicators including:
* Immigrants' rights in the workplace
* The opportunities for permanent settlement
* Permission for family to join them
* Laws to combat racism and prejudice
The five states with the largest immigrant populations - the UK, Spain,
Germany, Italy and France all ranked in the top half of the table, with
Italy coming out best.
Between them, these five are thought to be home to at least half of all the
migrants across the continent.
TOP RANKED NATIONS FOR INTEGRATION
* Sweden
* Portugal
* Belgium
* Netherlands
* Finland Source: Migration Integration Policy index
But overall, the study found that only Sweden scored highly enough to be
classed as a nation entirely favourable to promoting integration.
While many other states had policies the study said were laudable, each in turn
appeared to fall down on at least one key area.
Of all the states looked at, nine had policies classed as partially
favourable, five were middling and 10 nations scored lower still.
Sweden scored 100% on the rights it gives to foreign workers and just
missed out on the top rating for long-term residency laws.
In contrast, researchers found Latvia restricts foreign workers' rights
and gives immigrants little political say in the running of the country.
Researchers scored Sweden and Portugal highest on policies allowing
migrants to bring in members of their family - but Austria, Denmark and
Cyprus scored lowest.
Transparent system
Sweden was also judged best at giving migrants the right to stay for the
long-term, by having what researchers found to be a fair, simple and
transparent system.
WORST NATIONS FOR INTEGRATION
* Latvia
* Cyprus
* Austria
* Greece
* Slovakia Source: Migration Integration Policy index
The UK scored highly in this category and also in the related area of
naturalisation - however it was criticised for a special law introduced
to rescind nationality, a power used only once so far against a
terrorism convict.
Ireland, in contrast, scored worst on long-term residence partly because
researchers said migrants' rights to settle were discretionary and
related to employment, rather than time spent in the country and links
put down.
Ireland's government is now one of many across Europe that is
overhauling its migration policies in response to increased movement of
people.
Countries to the east of the European Union scored worst in relation to
policies allowing migrants to play a full role in local politics.
Reviews of anti-discrimination measures also produced a mixed picture.
Despite strong legal guarantees written into its constitution and laws,
Germany was dropped down the league table.
The index is being launched across Europe on Tuesday with individual
countries being given separate briefings on the data in the coming
months.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/7043878.stm
Published: 2007/10/15 04:28:21 GMT
© BBC 2013
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