Comenius Project Immigrants by Benjamin Patschg

Definition: a person with another nationality emigrate from his homeland come to have a better life

Immigrants in Austria: we have about Immigrants a lot of Turkish guest workers guest workers need a work permit more criminality take our jobs

more than 50% 20% to 50% 10% to 20% 4% to 10% 1% to 4% Less than 1% Keine Daten Immigrant population:

UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has been represented in Vienna since 1951 organisation who helps refugees 22,5 million refugees are concern

Refugees in Austria: since 1945 more than 2 million 700,000 have stayed 1956/ ,000 Hungarians fled to Austria ,000 Czechs and Slovaks found safety 1980/81…..33,000 refugees arrived 1992….…..90,000 refugees come from Bosnia

FACING TODAY'S CHALLENGES number of people seeking asylum has decreased considerably ,364 asylum applications were lodged per annum 1000 people are granted asylum 2003 a new asylum law

Global statistics: European Union allows free migration inter-EU migration relatively low most from poorer eastern bloc states come to richer western European states

Victims because of Immigration: 8,175 people have died along European borders 2,755 missing in Mediterranean Sea 6,027 migrants died in Atlantic Ocean 2,929 people died on Gibralter strait

Causes: distinguish between push factors and pull factors push factor:  emigration from the country of origin  Natural disasters  political situation pull factor:  find a job  financial chances  cultural victims

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