Countries tighten immigration door, anti-immigrant tide sweeps global

In Europe, some countries are trying to pay for immigrants, such as African-Americans, to return to their country; Israel is legislating against immigration; and some have closed doors to struggling refugees ...　　Now, with the global economic downturn and growing concern about cultural identity, there has been a wave of resistance to immigration across the globe. Unlike conventional wisdom, today's concept of "migration" is not limited to the influx of migrants from poor countries into rich countries, but also to a large number of immigrants from one poor country to another, and to other rich countries.　　The U.N. population agency estimates that around 200 million international migrants, if they create a country of their own, will be the fifth largest country in the world. The question is: is the current anti-immigrant mood a temporary phenomenon, or is it the beginning of a more protracted anti-immigrant?　　Has the world reached its maximum limit of no longer tolerating outsiders? Topic Text: Wen Junhua Overview Global 200 million international immigrant countries anti-immigrant sentiment spread in this city of 800,000 people, illegal immigrants begging in the streets, wandering along the railroad line, they are cooking under the viaduct, in broad daylight lying on dirty luggage sleeping, where all their belongings,　　Waiting for the small vendors to go out of business after the night to beg for some leftovers. These illegal immigrants often get the sympathy of those who give them coins, but others want them to leave. "Some people say, ' Oh, these poor immigrants, ' but if they were robbed by illegal immigrants, they wouldn't say that. Branka Pereze said he was a waiter and chef at a restaurant and said one of his colleagues was robbed of a week's salary last month, "I don't like these people staying here, not at all."　　"It sounds like American Texas State or Arizona, State residents are venting their anger at Mexican immigrants, but in fact it is in the El Tur of central Mexico, where immigrants from Central America and South America.　　Just as Americans want illegal Mexican immigrants to return, Mexicans have lost patience with the growing number of Guatemalan and Honduran immigrants stranded in Mexico who cannot enter the United States. At present, the number of people living outside the country of birth is the highest in history, in part because communication and relocation are more convenient than before.　　A poor Bolivian farmer can see what chance Spain will have if he gently turns on the TV. Unlike conventional wisdom, today's concept of "migration" is not limited to the influx of immigrants from poor countries into rich countries, but also to a large number of immigrants from a poor country to other poor countries, immigrants from rich countries to other rich countries and some to transit corridors and hubs. U.N. census officials estimate that around 200 million international migrants worldwide will be the world's fifth largest country if they create a country of their own.　　According to the United Nations population Agency, only one-third of migrants travel from developing to developed countries. "When immigrants arrive, we westerners tend to feel overwhelmed." "The thing is," says Wes Weiss, an international migration organization in EL Tur, Mexico.As a matter of fact, many developing countries are also facing the problem of illegal immigration, which is more and more difficult to be absorbed and digested by the local labour market. "The aversion to outsiders stems largely from the familiar fears that illegal immigrants will take jobs, tax revenues, increase crime and change national identity."　　These concerns are common, but these concerns are spreading around the world in an unusual way.　　The tightening of European immigration policies in the past few months has been largely the consequence of the first time that Swedish voters have "sent" an anti-immigrant right-wing party to parliament, increasing the influence of anti-immigrant forces.　　The expulsion of illegal gypsy immigrants by France has provoked many grievances.　　Britain has set a cap on non-European immigration, restricting non-European immigrants by increasing the difficulty of English exams.　　The Danish ruling party has hinted at cutting the minimum wage for immigrants to half the Danish minimum wage.　　Both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom have passed laws to raise the age limit for immigrant marriages between foreigners and their citizens from 18 to 21 years.　　European immigration policy tightens up in the EU immigration news Famille Aslan is a Dutch lawyer whose parents immigrated to Holland more than 30 years ago, but not long ago the Dutch government ordered her mother to undergo language tests. Aslan believes that a person who has joined the Dutch nationality should not be treated differently from non-Dutch-born people, but the government has ignored her protests. "The mood of the EU now is that we don't want non-western, non-white immigrants."　　"she said.　　The mandatory language and naturalization tests for immigrants and settlers have become the rule in most European countries over the past few years; Mainstream politicians have joined the far-right politicians in calling for greater control over legal and illegal immigration, and countries have adopted a series of "tightening" immigration policies. Of course, Europe has yet to erect walls that prevent foreigners from entering, and Germany is revising its laws to attract more migrants to fill the gaps in domestic industry, medical and High-tech fields.　　British government ministers are divided over the number of new arrivals, and some ministers have warned that labour migration quotas will only slow the economic recovery. In spite of the recession, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain have granted amnesty to some illegal immigrants and asylum-seekers, with some 300,000 people gaining legal status in Italy last year.　　Even France approves the work permits of some 25,000 illegal immigrants every year.　　In an effort to secure the EU's borders and prevent illegal immigration, European Union countries are patrolling the seas, blocking illegal immigration, and sharing immigration information to prevent illegal immigrants who apply for asylum from being rejected by other countries. While the EU can try to prevent illegal immigration, there is nothing to do about illegal immigration from within the EU – an agreement on the free flow of labour in the EU makes it impossible for countries to control immigrants from within the EU.　　According to statistics, 44% of European immigrants are from different countries in the EU, and another 28% of immigrants to Europe because of the need for family reunification. In Britain, immigration is a hot issue in this year's parliamentary election, politicians and public opinion have debated whether to limit immigration outside Europe. "The problem now is that most people want to limit immigration from within the EU, but the law does not allow us to do that."　　Said Handel, a British immigration critic. Under EU regulations, EU countries can expel immigrants from the EU only in the following situations: Migrants lose their jobs in the host country and apply for welfare; migrants pose a threat to public safety or public health in the host country.　　The latter is the basis for French President Nicolas Sarkozy's order to expel gypsies. The United States was granted "the largest anti-immigrant country" "Birth citizenship" to save the great waves in recent years, the U.S. anti-illegal immigration voice gradually increased. It is reported that there are about 10.8 million illegal immigrants in the United States, most of them from Latin America, and more than millions of illegal or legal immigrants from Mexico.　　After the famous "Arizona, State anti-Immigration Act" of April this year, the United States was dubbed "the largest anti-immigrant country".　　Arizona, State The most stringent anti-immigration Act of April 23, the U.S. governor of Arizona, State Bréville in disregard of President Obama's criticism and popular protest, formally signed a new law against illegal immigrants, the bill came into effect at the end of July. According to the "toughest anti-immigration Act in American history," if the police suspect that the person is an illegal immigrant, even if there is no court arrest warrant, they can conduct an interrogation or even take an arrest action; The bill stipulates that migrants residing in the state must have valid documents to prove their legality, otherwise they will be charged with "illegal entry", which also stipulates that　　It is illegal to employ illegal immigrants anywhere in the state, even when family members use cars to carry them. Later, "The most stringent immigration act" has sparked numerous demonstrations and protests in the United States, and even almost sparked a diplomatic dispute between the US and Mexico. The Mexican government has expressed strong opposition to Arizona, State's immigration laws.　　The Mexican government also issued a travel warning that Mexicans should not go to Arizona, State "visit, settle or study". Polls show a backlash against illegal immigration although Arizona, State's immigration laws have sparked protests in the US, polls in mainstream U.S. media show that 64% of Americans support the law. This seems to suggest that resisting illegal immigration has become a mainstream voice in American society.　　Even more, some conservative politicians have advocated the abolition of a century-old "birth citizenship" in the United States, depriving illegal immigrants of the citizenship of children born in the United States, and this issue has once again become an important topic as the November 2 mid-term elections approach. According to US media reports, Arizona, State, Republican state Senator Pierce said 19th that he has established a united front with at least 13 states and representatives of the United States to propose a "abolition of birth citizenship" bill to amend the federal Constitution.　　Their concerns stem from statistics that the number of illegal immigrants born in the United States will reach 5 million by 2050. 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution to automatically give illegal immigrants born in the United StatesChild citizenship, Pierce and his allies are just about to challenge the bill.　　In the past, the abolition of birth citizenship has been controversial.　　Since 2005, conservative lawmakers in the United States have been proposing a joint bill to Congress to limit or even abolish "birth citizenship", but all have been vetoed. The Western economy cannot be separated from the immigrant's current anti-immigrant sentiment is a temporary phenomenon, or a more long-term "no immigration into the cycle" of the beginning? Has the world reached the limit of tolerating outsiders?　　In this regard, many immigration experts believe that, despite the strong voice of civil opposition to immigrants, countries did introduce restrictions on immigration measures, but in fact, the economic development of these countries are inseparable from immigration. Labor shortages in Western countries "behind the noisy debate, there is no voice saying they ' don't need any immigrants '. "They cannot make such a decision," said Garson, head of the International migration Division of the International Organization for Economic and Development cooperation. "For a long time, the European Union, the United States, Canada and Australia have become the major destinations for global migration in order to solve the labor shortage problem and to attract foreign talent." According to survey data published by the United Nations, the number of immigrants in these developed countries doubled in the 30 years of the 1980 ~2010 years.　　The increase in the number of immigrants not only enriches the multicultural and social structure of the developed countries, but also makes a significant contribution to their economic development.　　One common phenomenon is that less educated migrants often do menial jobs that locals do not want to do, and highly educated migrants become "cheap labour". The fact has also proved that the developed countries ' economic Development and scientific and technological progress in the past 30 years are inseparable from the immigrants.　　For example, Britain's two scientists who won the Nobel Prize for physics this year are immigrants from Russia.　　Foreign workers ' beneficial economic growth The American think-tank, an assessment released in January this year, said that if the United States changes its immigration policy to make it easier for illegal workers to obtain the right of abode and to introduce policies to attract foreign workers, the United States will get 1.5 trillion dollars in additional economic growth over the next 10 years. This may explain why there is always the opposite in the wave of anti-immigrant waves: New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Media Rupert have created a "New American Economic Partnership" made up of business leaders and mayors, calling for immigration reform. In his testimony to "the role of immigrants in strengthening the American economy", Mr Bloomberg said the US must reform its immigration system in order to remain competitive in the international marketplace. He also pointed out that because of visa difficulties, the United States is losing their training of thousands of students, and China and other countries are competing to attract these high-tech talent to return to work. Mr. Bloomberg called on the two parties to shift the debate from sentiment to the economy, because the economy is the best illustration of the problem. (Wen Junhua) Why oppose the immigration behind the three major reasons why: in the name of "bread" in the history of the newspaper,"Anti-immigrant trend" has repeatedly appeared, the main reason for the anti-immigrant is also quite consistent: immigrants will take jobs and thin social resources. After the financial crisis, the fears became more pronounced, and extremists even threatened to leave the country with "death", a case in South Africa, where the football World Cup had just been held. South Africa has about 49 million people, including about 2 million migrants. A large influx of foreigners to work in South Africa during the World Cup sparked strong discontent among South Africans.　　South Africans see the unemployment rate as high as 25% per cent, with half of the population in their own country without a fixed wage and valuable job opportunities for foreigners to rob. At the time, there was a rumor circulating in the slums of the diaspora that all the foreign workers who stayed in South Africa after the World Cup would be hurt. To this end, many migrant workers have chosen to leave, and most of them have a vivid memory of the attacks on foreign slums two years ago: the homes of migrant workers have been attacked and burned, while South African police have been indifferent.　　A total of 62 people in South Africa were killed by xenophobic violence. South Africa is not the only anti-immigrant country in Africa. Chad, the Central African country, has been stranded in tens of thousands of refugees in Darfur (the western Sudan), and the locals have been so bitter about the refugees that in February this year international relief organizations sent an application to the United Nations to send a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect the security of the camps, in Uganda, where the Rwandan refugees　　Ugandans also want to drive them back. Reason two: Changes in the name of "national" population structure and dilution of national identity, it is the second biggest concern for immigrants.　　It is for these reasons that Israel is legislating against immigrants. Once upon a time, in order to enter the ranks of the developed countries, Israel full steam to develop the economy, the country's dependence on Palestinian workers is very high, but the ongoing conflict between the Israeli and Palestinian workers to abandon the vast number of Palestinians and the other regions to find labor, so Thailand's farmers and the Philippines, a large　　With the development of Israel's economy, more and more workers from Africa, Eastern Europe and Latin America have come to the country, and they have lived legally or illegally and have children in marriage with locals, hoping to settle down.　　For conservative politicians, a large influx of outsiders is a threat to the Jewish nation. Accordingly, the Knesset adopted a motion on August 1 to establish a mentoring programme for the children of illegal immigrants who were born in Israel.　　Under the new rules, children who are legally allowed to stay must live in Israel for more than 5 years and speak Hebrew; for this reason, some 400 children will be repatriated.　　Reason three: The terrorist attacks of 2001 in the name of "security" have also changed the attitudes of Governments towards immigrants, particularly in the United States, and it seems that overnight, to prevent the entry of illegal immigrants is not only related to domestic job opportunities and population control, but also to the level of national security. After the "attack", Madrid and London, Spain, in 2004 and 2005 have suffered large-scale terrorist attacks, the Government "Immigration phobia "deepens. It can be said that "' it ' changed the politics of immigration, even in those countries welcoming immigrants, the opposition is openly opposed to immigration." Immigration expert Miller said. In the United States, the influx of Mexicans into Texas State, California and Arizona, State has suddenly become a "national security threat", and public opinion has become increasingly vocal about the expulsion of these illegal immigrants.