You Speak German Very Well Integration of Immigrants in Western Countries

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Author: Farshad Mohammad-Avvali
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
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You Speak German Very Well Integration of Immigrants in Western Countries

Essay from the year 2005 in the subject Politics - International Politics - General and Theories, American University of Beirut, course: International Conflicts and Conflict Resolution, 9 entries in the bibliography, language: English, comment: Please note that I cannot give any grade on the paper since I only received a complementary grade at the end of the semester. It was 90 %., abstract: The incentive for the topic of integration derived from the personal experience of coping with the forces of integration in Germany and the rise of the matter of integration to a salient part of the domestic agenda of Western European states and the US as well as countries like New Zealand and Australia. Whether the author considers himself as a success story of smooth integration into German society shall not be debated here. With stagnant or even declining birth rates in the above mentioned countries, the inevitable presence of considerably high percentages of immigrants and their children and, probably most importantly, with the international program to promote the unity of the human race, Western politicians, "native" societies and immigrants together must reconsider the principles of integration, national identity and citizenship as indicators of a national community. Surely, this exposes the antagonists of this process to serious challenges and changes. Any idea of blood-and-soil identity cannot be upheld anymore, neither by the host-society nor by any immigrant community, and the legal access to full citizenship must be granted by the state. The transition from "guest" to "citizen" is not impossible nor a horribly difficult adventure; it can be achieved with a deliberate and genuine effort and collaboration by all three important parts of society. Thus, this paper argues that there is indeed a "digestible" form of integration that will rule out the breeding of conflict by availability of positive identification with the host society. On a general note, in all discus

Language: en
Pages: 11

You speak German very well - Integration of immigrants in Western countries

Authors: Farshad Mohammad-Avvali

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-08-17 - Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Language: en
Pages: 232

Admission of 300,000 Immigrants

Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 1952 - Publisher:

Books about Admission of 300,000 Immigrants

Language: en
Pages:

Hearings

Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary

Categories: Political Science

Type: BOOK - Published: 1951 - Publisher:

Books about Hearings

Language: en
Pages:

Congressional Record

Authors: United States. Congress

Categories: Law

Type: BOOK - Published: 1950 - Publisher:

The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of