2012-06-27 Yhä harvempaa siirtolaista kiinnostaa Eurooppa

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Europe attracting fewer immigrants

BRUSSELS - Europe should pursue an open-ended immigration labour policy to help tackle the economic crisis and ensure its working age population is maintained, according to a report presented by the Paris-based economic club the OECD on Wednesday (27 June).

Existing labour mobility barriers in Europe, coupled with a bleak job prospects, deter both low and high-skilled migrants from coming to the bloc. Overall, migration flows into Europe dropped 3 percent in 2010 with a slight increase experienced in 2011.

Fewer and fewer people from outside Europe, but also from new accession states, are leaving their homes to seek out opportunities in the Union. Europe may be losing out as migrants find more attractive alternatives in Asia and elsewhere.

"The decline in the labour demand has been the driving force behind the fall in migration during the crisis, not restrictions imposed by migration policies," Angel Gurria, the secretary general of OECD, told reporters in Brussels.



The EU, he said, needs to review its migration policies and promote the free-mobility of labour. He also disputed claims that immigrants take away jobs and do not sufficiently contribute to society. Instead, skilled and unskilled immigrants are a crucial component to the "building of nations and essential to the functioning of our economies."

He noted that Europe is ageing quickly as older people begin to out number those of working age. "By 2015, immigration – at the current level – will not be sufficient to maintain the working age population in the EU," he warned.

Jobs left behind by those retired are not replaced. They just disappear, he said.

Immigrants either occupy positions that most Europeans do not want or positions that Europeans do not have the skills to fill. Sweden is currently scouring the world to find four to five thousand individuals with the skills necessary to work in its mining sector.

The study says Asia is the leading source of migration into OECD countries and accounted for 35 percent – or 1.8 million people - of all migration flows. The figure represents a 56 percent increase compared to 2000.

"If OECD countries want to rely on a steady flow of skilled workers from Asia in the future they must take steps to maintain and improve their attractiveness," said Gurria.

Meanwhile, unskilled migrants in Europe are now without jobs and may be exposed to abuse.

Immigration debate like in 1945

EU affairs commissioner Malmstrom said the current political climate in the EU on immigration is "difficult".

"It is clear that not since 1945 have had so many xenophobic parties been elected in assemblies today. That of course reflects the political debate," said Malmstrom.

The Commissioner said immigrants, migrants and Muslims have become scapegoats for some EU national political parties who are searching for easy solutions.

The tainted political discourse on the minorities has had an adverse influence on more moderate political parties. She pointed out that only 4 percent of Libyans fleeing the war last year came to Europe.

Other migrants, from Egypt for instance, primarily go to other Gulf states. The so-called wave of immigrants from North African countries to the EU has not materialised, noted the OECD.

Speaking openly about migration and their positive contribution and benefit to society is rendered all the more difficult as a result, said the Commissioner.

She also noted that migration and asylum-related policies are stuck in negotiations between the European Parliament and member states because of political rhetoric.

The European Commission, for its part, is striving for an open immigration and integration policy.

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"The decline in the labour demand has been the driving force behind the fall in migration during the crisis, not restrictions imposed by migration policies," Angel Gurria, the secretary general of OECD, told reporters in Brussels.

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He noted that Europe is ageing quickly as older people begin to out number those of working age. "By 2015, immigration – at the current level – will not be sufficient to maintain the working age population in the EU," he warned.

Koska työvoiman kysyntä mitä ilmeisemmin on trendinomaisessa laskusuunnassa, ei ole mitään tarvetta väkisin ylläpitää vakiosuuruista työikäisten reserviä, puhumattakaan nyt mistään huoltosuhteesta.

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Sweden is currently scouring the world to find four to five thousand individuals with the skills necessary to work in its mining sector.

Epäilemättä. Tätä tarvetta voi verrata Ruotsin nykyiseen maahanmuuttoprofiiliin. Ei oikein täsmää.

The tainted political discourse on the minorities has had an adverse influence on more moderate political parties. She pointed out that only 4 percent of Libyans fleeing the war last year came to Europe.

Malmström tietää aivan hyvin, että suurin osa Libyan sotaa paenneista siirtyi leirien kautta takaisin omiin kotimaihinsa. Sinnehän he kuuluivatkin, sillä he eivät olleet mitään pakolaisia vaan sodan jalkoihin jääneitä siirtotyöläisiä. Tosin en ymmärrä, keihin Malmström oikeastaan viittaa sotaa maasta paenneilla libyalaisilla, joita oli käsittääkseni varsin vähän. Gaddafin esikuntaan? Malmström sekoittanee tahallaan kotiin palaavat siirtolaiset, pakolaiset ja libyalaiset sekä lisää soppaan vielä tilaisuutta hyväksi käyttäneet Eurooppaan pyrkineet tunisialaiset.

Other migrants, from Egypt for instance, primarily go to other Gulf states. The so-called wave of immigrants from North African countries to the EU has not materialised, noted the OECD.

Eipä ole, koska nykyisellä viisumipolitiikalla sieltä pääsee vain, jos on jotain erityisosaamista. Mutta EU on jo romuttamassa tätä Pohjois-Afrikan maiden kanssa solmittavilla uusilla sopimuksilla, jotka helpottavat Eurooppaan muuttamista.

Speaking openly about migration and their positive contribution and benefit to society is rendered all the more difficult as a result, said the Commissioner.

Vaikeaahan se on Malmströmille ollut, kun Euroopan maahanmuuttoprofiili ei sellaiseen viittaa toisin kuin esimerkiksi Yhdysvalloissa, joka houkuttelee nimenomaan korkeakoulutettuja siirtolaisia.

She also noted that migration and asylum-related policies are stuck in negotiations between the European Parliament and member states because of political rhetoric.

Kysymys on paljon isommista asioista kuin pelkästä poliittisesta retoriikasta. Jäsenmaat eivät halua luovuttaa maahanmuuttopoliittista päätöksentekovaltaa EU:lle. Pikku juttu Malmströmille, mutta kohtalonkysymys monelle jäsenmaalle.

The European Commission, for its part, is striving for an open immigration and integration policy.

Niin on Vapaa liikkuvuuskin, ja niillä onkin samantapaisia tavoitteita.

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Eli siis hyödyllisten työtätekevien maahanmuuttajien virta on heikkenemässä. Onneksi sentään turhat taikaseinän kuppaajat paikkaavat tämänkin vajeen. Voi onnen päivää.

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Eli siis hyödyllisten työtätekevien maahanmuuttajien virta on heikkenemässä. Onneksi sentään turhat taikaseinän kuppaajat paikkaavat tämänkin vajeen. Voi onnen päivää.

Eurooppahan ei ole pitkään aikaan ollut riippuvainen lapiotyöläisten määrästä.

At the same time, Europe's generous social benefits encouraged a massive surge of "welfare tourism." As a result, Europe has ended up with 85 percent of all unskilled migrants to the developed countries but only 5 percent of the highly skilled. Compare that with the United States, which has honed its innovative edge by attracting 55 percent of the world's educated migrants.

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