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Immigration and EU – Do we need immigrants? ● Lasse Leipola / Matti Ouvinen

Immigration and EU – Do we need immigrants? ● Lasse Leipola / Matti Ouvinen

Immigration and EU – Do we need immigrants? ● ● Recent figures Demographical statistics

Immigration and EU – Do we need immigrants? ● ● Recent figures Demographical statistics and projections Comments from experts + politicians? Timo Soini? University sources? Labor unions? Are some immigrants more wanted than others? (Race? Origin? Education? )

Facts on population ● ● EU 25 population will continue to rise until 2025

Facts on population ● ● EU 25 population will continue to rise until 2025 and then start to fall (Eurostat) Working age population expected to decrease by 52 million by 2050 (Eurostat) – – EU needs 75 million immigrants by (Eurostat) 2050. (French interior ministry, 2002)

Arguments FOR immigration ● ● Aging population Immigrants are ready to accept jobs that

Arguments FOR immigration ● ● Aging population Immigrants are ready to accept jobs that are ignored by current population (shit jobs) Immigrants help their families in third world countries (send money etc. ) Immigration can help boost economic growth

Arguments AGAINST immigration ● ● There is already unemployment Most immigrants are unskilled and

Arguments AGAINST immigration ● ● There is already unemployment Most immigrants are unskilled and -educated GDP per capita may fall when population grows Competition on the labour market reduces wages and may worsen working conditions

Current policies and practises ● On national level – – – ● Many countries

Current policies and practises ● On national level – – – ● Many countries are imposing stricter policies (mandatory language exams etc. ) Protection against illegal immigration (Spain, Italy, France) Need for labour On european level – – Tampere agenda, aim to unify immigration policies Regional differences: problems are worst for Spain, Italy and France.

Sources: ● ● ● Article on Prospect Magazine (Issue 76, July 2002): Does Britain

Sources: ● ● ● Article on Prospect Magazine (Issue 76, July 2002): Does Britain need immigration? by Anthony Browne Eurostat News Release: http: //epp. eurostat. cec. eu. int/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PG P_PRD_CAT_PREREL/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2 005/PGE_CAT_PREREL_YEAR_2005_MONTH_04/308042005 -EN-AP. PDF Articles on Helsingin Sanomat: Ilkka Ahtialainen Monet Euroopan maat kiristävät maahanmuuttopolitiikkaansa (23. 4. 2006), Anu Silfverberg - Siirtolaisten eri maailmat EU: ssa (20. 9. 2006) and Petra Hongell - Sallivampi siirtolaispolitiikka olisi Euroopan etu

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