Immigration Policy in the European Union: Still bringing up the walls for fortress Europe?

Bendel, Petra

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“…In order to understand future Iraqi migration potential, the concept of opportunity frameworks is important because of its relevance to both the admission rules of receiving countries, and the conflict environment in the sending area. It is the wealthy countries of the North which are the primary targets of most migrants, and it is these countries which are increasingly tightening their admission regimes by virtually stopping all regular or legal migration (Bendel, 2005;Procter, 2005). Thus, potential migrants (of the South) are forced to employ clandestine means in order to challenge the increasing regulations to control migration (see Hammar et al, 1997 for South to North migration).…”

Section: Conceptualizing the Environment Of Insecuritymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…wage differentials, job opportunities) are potential factors in persuading Iraqis to follow in the footsteps of their fellow citizens who have migrated to the popular destinations, such as western European countries. Given the current trend of "Fortress Europe" (Bendel, 2005) to limit and control flows of immigration by tightening admission regimes, those potential Iraqi migrants will be left with very few choices. The literature reveals a variety of clandestine ways including visaoverstaying, illegal entry, fraudulent asylum seeking, and so on.…”

Section: The Future Of International Migration From Iraqmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this paper I have highlighted how existing and potential ethnic conflicts within Iraq are also factors in facilitating international migration, and argued that more international efforts need to be put into new immigration policies (Bendel, 2005). Revising immigration policies is clearly difficult, often deemed "mission impossible".…”

Section: The Future Of International Migration From Iraqmentioning

confidence: 99%

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War in Iraq: Environment of Insecurity and International Migration

Sirkeci

2005

Int Migration

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This paper discusses possible relations between conflict and international migration, with specific reference to the most recent war in Iraq. Iraqi international migration trends are examined to ascertain the potential influence of war on migration. Conflict situations have been prevalent in Iraq for more than two decades, the roots of which can be traced back to 1979 when Saddam Hussein became the President of Iraq. Iraqi history, in the last quarter of a century, has been characterized by wars and post-war crises, which have subsequently triggered ethnic tensions. It is these ethnic tensions,

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War in Iraq: Environment of Insecurity and International Migration

Sirkeci

2005

Int Migration

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“…In July 2001, the European Commission proposed a directive on the conditions of admission and stay of third‐country nationals, but the member states could not come to an agreement. In 2004, the council adopted the Hague Program that stressed the importance of legal migration for a knowledge‐based economy in Europe to advance economic development (Bendel, ). The programme encouraged an open debate on economic migration at the scale of the EU (EurActiv, ).…”

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(Re)scaling Governance of Skilled Migration in Europe: Divergence, Harmonisation, and Contestation

Riemsdijk

2011

Population Space and Place

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The European Commission has attempted to create a common European migration policy since the mid-1980s. It has made progress in the harmonisation of asylum and family law, and the Schengen agreement has opened internal borders within the European Union (EU). But the commission's attempts to establish common admission standards for non-EU labour migrants met with considerable opposition from member states. This paper investigates the construction, negotiations, and contestations of scales of decision-making power in Europe, especially regarding skilled migrants. The paper first provides a short historical overview of initiatives of the European Commission to streamline migration policies across the EU, followed by a case study of the (re)scaling of the European Blue Card. The European Commission designed this initiative to attract more skilled workers to the EU. Several EU member states rejected the initial proposal to safeguard their sovereign decision-making power. The findings of this case study indicate that the scale of the nation state remains powerful in the admission of non-EU workers and that institutions at higher geographical scales do not necessarily dominate lower scales. The findings also show that overlapping and intertwining scales of decision-making power hamper efforts to create a common European skilled migration policy. The newly adopted Lisbon Treaty may supersede these scales and facilitate more far-reaching skilled migration policies. The findings of this paper contribute to debates about the rescaling of decision-making power in the EU and the changing roles of nation states, institutions, and supranational organisations in the governance of skilled migration.

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“…The further detailed and thorough examination of these areas promises significant scholarly achievements in Hungary. And as far as policy-makers are concerned, the tackling of the above-mentioned problems cannot be delayed any further (Blakemore, 1999;Rodríguez, 2001;Bendel, 2005).…”

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Elderly immigration to Hungary

Illés¹

2006

Migrat. Lett.

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In general, younger cohorts dominate in the international migration flows, but new form of migration develops, namely, the elderly migration. The old age international movement of people is a migratory phenomenon of the last decades of the 20th century. Parallel with the accelerating ageing process, the share of long-term elderly immigrants has been growing since the middle of nineties in Hungary. In the millennium every tenth long-term immigrants staying in Hungary was 60 years old and over. The share of persons over 60 gaining Hungarian citizenship also increased and stabilised around 12 per cent. The expansion of old-aged immigrants and new citizens is not advantageous under the prevailing legal rules in case of international migration policy preparing utility principles. If the elderly migration to Hungary becomes greater in level, it will be necessary to intervene into the spontaneous process. It is important to state that the emerging problems must be managed in a differentiated manner according to the types of the elderly migrants.

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Immigration Policy in the European Union: Still bringing up the walls for fortress Europe?

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War in Iraq: Environment of Insecurity and International Migration

War in Iraq: Environment of Insecurity and International Migration

(Re)scaling Governance of Skilled Migration in Europe: Divergence, Harmonisation, and Contestation

Elderly immigration to Hungary

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