Europe And Its Immigrants in the 21st Century

by Papademetriou, Demetrios G.

• ISBN13: 9780974281940
• ISBN10: 0974281948
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-06-14
• Publisher: Migration Policy Inst

Summary

European policymakers are attempting to develop immigration policies that meet economic needs and promote greater competitiveness and growthwithout undermining the social models so valued by their electorates. To succeed, they must take into account aging populations, high and persistent levels of overall unemployment, even higher levels of unemployment among immigrants and ethnic minorities, and sector- and location-specific labor mismatches and shortfalls. Europe and Its Immigrants in the 21st Century examines many of the critical issues facing European economies and societies with regard to immigration. The authors juxtapose these issues with those facing the traditional countries of immigration (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States) and offers policy recommendations to address them. Among other topics, this book examines options for immigrant selection and managing all forms of migration better (including irregular migration), and offers recommendations for immigrant and minority integration policies at the EU, national, and local levels where most integration work takes place. Contributors include Wolfgang Lutz (Vienna Institute for Demography), Klaus Zimmerman (Institute for the Study of Labor/DIW, Berlin), Louka Katseli (OECD), Grete Brochman (Institute for Social Research, University of Oslo), Heaven Crawley (AMRE Consulting), Demetrios G. Papademetriou (Migration Policy Institute), Sarah Spencer (COMPAS, University of Oxford), Brian Ray (University of Ottawa), Rinus Pennix (University of Amsterdam), Jorge Gaspar (University of Lisbon), Lucinda Fonseca (Centro de Estudos Geogrficos), Kathleen Newland (Migration Policy Institute), Doris Meissner (Migration PolicyInstitute), T. Alexander Aleinikoff (Georgetown University Law Center), and Patrick Weil (CEPIC/ Centre d'histoire sociale du 20e siecle).

Table of Contents

Foreword	v
Preface and Plan of the Book	ix
Introduction
Managing International Migration Bitter: Principles and Perspectives for Gaining More from Migration	xiii
Demetrios G. Papademetriou
Integration
The Challenge of Integration in Europe	1	(30)
Sarah Spencer
Integration Processes of Migrants: Research Findings and Policy Lessons	31	(22)
Rinus Penninx
Citizenship	53	(18)
T. Alexander Aleinikoff
Patrick Weil
Building Successful Urban Policy in the New Era of Migration	71	(18)
Jorge Gaspar
Maria Lucinda Fonseca
Practices and Policies for Immigrant Integration in the United States	89	(32)
Maia Jachimowicz
Kevin O'Neil
Economics and Labor Migration
Migrants and the European Labor Market	121	(34)
Rainer Munz
Thomas Straubhaar
Is Immigration an Enemy of the Welfare State?	155	(24)
Grete Brochmann
Jon Erik Dolvik
The New Role of Migrants in the Rural Economies of Southern Europe	179	(28)
Charalambos Kasimis
Future Demographic Change in Europe: The Contribution of Migration	207	(16)
Wolfgang Lutz
Sergei Scherbov
Selecting Economic Migrants	223	(34)
Demetrios G. Papademetriou
Kevin O'Neil
About the Authors	257	(8)
About the Editor	265	(2)
About the Luso-American Foundation	267	(4)
About the Migration Policy Institute	271	(4)
Acknowledgements	275