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- Title: Immigration, Multiculturalism, And the Welfare State.
- Author : Ethics & International Affairs
- Release Date : January 01, 2006
- Genre: Politics & Current Events,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 299 KB
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In most countries today, the general public does not support large-scale permanent immigration, and policies designed to exclude, marginalize, or assimilate immigrants reflect this popular attitude. Some would-be immigrants are unable to gain legal admission and are thus excluded entirely from a country. Others are allowed to enter only as temporary workers or asylum seekers, without any secure right to settle permanently in the country or to take up citizenship, and are so condemned to a marginalized status. Even in countries where (some) immigrants have the right to become permanent residents and citizens, they may be expected to hide their ethnicity and assimilate into the mainstream society; they are not allowed to seek any public recognition or accommodation of their distinct identity and culture. Such policies reflect a widespread perception of immigration as a threat and a burden, which must therefore be contained and minimized. There have also been experiments with a more inclusive and accommodating approach to immigration, however. In some countries, public policies support large-scale immigration, provide newcomers with the rights needed to participate in and integrate into the larger society, and endorse a more "multicultural" conception of citizenship that seeks to accommodate rather than suppress immigrant ethnic identities. Such policies reflect a perception that--properly managed--immigration can be a benefit and a resource to the country rather than a threat to it.
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