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Immigration to the European Union

The EU has to decide how to deal with immigration. The European Union

allows it's citizens to move freely within it's borders, and also work

in any member country. It is also relatively safe and has a democratic

government, which makes the laws and regulations, the countries within

it are quite highly developed and successful, and provide benefits to

needy citizens. It may not be perfect, but compared to other countries

there are many opportunities for a 'good life' in the EU.

It is therefore no wonder that migrants come, either fleeing violence

or prosecution (asylum seekers) or looking for work, (economic

migrants).

The question the EU needs answering is 'Do we want them?' because

whether they come or not will have a big impact on the EU. There are

very different opinions of what this effect will be however. Will it

be a financial 'drain' to house and support these people or will they

bring prosperity through the work they could do?

There will be ten new countries joining the EU on 1st May this year.

These are eastern European countries and the government is worried

that if they give these people the right to come and work here there

will be such a rush of people that Britain won't be able to cope, so

people from these countries are being denied this right.

If you are not an EU citizen, you do not have an automatic right to

stay within it. An application for asylum or work permit must be made

for this to be legal, and often these are not given.

Illegal immigration is a big issue for the EU. Just looking at the

front pages of tabloids there are examples of the right winged

attitudes...

... middle of paper ...

...wever, by taking a look at the newer, though less publicised story,

I now believe that increased migration is an opportunity to advance

the world. By means of businesses, improving unemployment and as a way

to stop Europe's aging population becoming a problem. And also, to

give workers an opportunity to send money home to their families in

the third world. At last there would be a serious possibility of a

real attack on world poverty, and this, to me at least, seems allot

more dramatic than any tabloid headline. As says Nigel Harris, "The

world belongs to us all."

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