A survey on immigration Remember remember always that

A survey on immigration “Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists” Franklin D. Roosevelt Group 6 – Tania, Dionisia, Stefania, Elisa, Paolo.

Report: Impact of Immigration in London • There may be a gap between perception and reality when we talk about the impact of immigration on the UK population. • Looking at the relevant statistics for 2007, we can see that there are “new citizens” and workers from EU countries. • There were 690, 013 live births in the UK in 2007: 23% of all births in 2007 were to mothers who were not born in the UK.

Questions 1. What is your opinion about immigrants? 2. Do you have any relationship with people who come from other countries? What kind of relationship? 3. Three words to describe your idea about immigration? 4. Which are the positive and negative aspects of a multicultural society? 5. What do you think about mixed marriages?

British girl Nationality: English Age: 21 Job: Student • Immigration: I don’t mind at all! • Slovenian friends, American flatmates • Integration: Beneficial, Positive, Progressive • Positive aspects: More culture = more diversity • Negative aspects: More crowded city • Mixed marriages: Yeah, fine!

British boy Nationality: English Age: 24 Job: Account manager • Immigration: very good, people who come from other countries are integrated • I live with two Spanish guys and an Irish guy • Integration: Acceptance, Open -mindness • Immigration: positive aspects: different experiences and cultures negative aspects: nothing • Mixed marriages: Yeah, my girlfriend comes from abroad

Double interview Nationality: Spain, New Zeland Age: 26, 32 Job: self assistant, tradesman • Immigration: problems, difficulties, good purposes, they should be regulated. • International friends from Spain and Italy. • Integration: IT-IS-OK; • Negative aspects: Nothing Heart-fair-necessary • Mixed marriages: yeah, my dad is • Positive aspects: English and my mother is German; don’t limit yourself thinking you development of the society, food from remain with the same nationality, other countries. it’s just a very narrow idea.

British girl Nationality: English Age: 17 Job: student • Immigration: don’t really bother me. It doesn’t make effects in my life. • In my classroom there are people from all the world • Integration: • Negative aspects: Nothing Positive aspects: • Mixed marriages: it’s not a it gives a taste of problem because it’s a other cultures for the relevant aspect in London. next generations.

CONCLUSION • This report provided an overview of attitudes toward immigration in Britain. • The discussion focused on five general questions: our survey asked people from different cultures their opinions on immigration and integration and positive and negative aspects. • Most of the interviewees do not seem to be interested in the issue. This is not related to a lack of awareness, but to the fact that they are used to living in a multicultural society. • Asking people about their views on immigration raises some perplexities because of the complexity of the definition.

• One of the interviewees talks about the Britain policies that often refer to subsets of migrants who have taken a specific path to entry the country. For example, those who come to the UK with job offers might be treated differently by the government policy. • The reaction of the people asked about the positive and negative aspects of migration is the same: they are positively-viewed. • To evaluate the idea of integration, it is critical to have comparable data from different cities, on national and international levels.