1. Comenius Project Immigrants by Benjamin Patschg

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

3. Immigrants in Austria: we have about 814 000 Immigrants a lot of Turkish guest workers guest workers need a work permit more criminality take our jobs

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

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

6. Refugees in Austria: since 1945 more than 2 million 700,000 have stayed 1956/57....180,000 Hungarians fled to Austria 1968..........160,000 Czechs and Slovaks found safety 1980/81…..33,000 refugees arrived 1992….…..90,000 refugees come from Bosnia

7. FACING TODAY'S CHALLENGES number of people seeking asylum has decreased considerably 2003 32,364 asylum applications were lodged per annum 1000 people are granted asylum 2003 a new asylum law

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

9. 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

12. 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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