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(Un)intended Consequences in High-Skilled Migrants' Integration and Inequalities: A comparison of Policy in Germany and the Netherlands
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Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Universität Bielefeld, Fak. für Soziologie, Centre on Migration, Citizenship and Development (COMCAD)
Abstract This paper analyses the interaction between national policies on the admission of highly-skilled migrants and on the integration of migrants. There is a long-standing debate in the literature as to whether or not migration and integration policies are effective; however there is little consideration... mehr
This paper analyses the interaction between national policies on the admission of highly-skilled migrants and on the integration of migrants. There is a long-standing debate in the literature as to whether or not migration and integration policies are effective; however there is little consideration of the unintended consequences that these policies may have. We argue that, through their interaction, migration and integration policies have unintended consequences, which create or contribute to social inequalities among migrants. We illustrate our argument through case studies of Germany and the Netherlands, based on expert interviews and interviews with highly-skilled migrants from Asia. Migrants reported facing linguistic, bureaucratic and social challenges, and difficulties in finding employment. These disadvantages accumulate and interact with, for example, gender inequalities, adding up to a high price for migration. The evidence presented in this paper demonstrates the importance for policy-makers to consider how policies interact with each other and what effects this can have.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
hoch Qualifizierter; Migration; Integration; soziale Ungleichheit; Integrationspolitik; Integrationsstrategie; Bundesrepublik Deutschland; Niederlande
Klassifikation
Migration
Freie Schlagwörter
unbeabsichtigte Konsequenzen; unintended consequences
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2019
Erscheinungsort
Bielefeld
Seitenangabe
24 S.
Schriftenreihe
COMCAD Working Papers, 166
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung