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ha ha ha ... Hidup dimasa lampau jadinya begini. ha ha ha ... --- In [email protected], Bukan Pedanda <bukan.pedanda@...> wrote: > > & > >  > > Berita yang belum lama betul.. > > -- > > 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 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
