Europe and Its Immigrants in the 21st Century: A New Deal or a Continuing Dialogue of the Deaf?

Author: 
Papademetriou, Demetrios G.
Year: 
2006
Month: 
March
Publisher: 
Migration Policy Institute and the Luso-American Foundation, The
Description: 

European policymakers are attempting to develop immigration policies that meet economic needs and promote greater competitiveness and growth --without undermining the social models so valued by their electorates. To succeed, they must take into account aging populations, high and persistent levels of overall unemployment, even higher levels of unemployment among immigrants and ethnic minorities, and sector- and location-specific labor mismatches and shortfalls.

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