EU Migration Crisis Flashcards
Example of how migration causes tension
Ipsos MORI asks top issues within the UK - immigration is always within the top 5 uses
2013 British Social Attitudes Survey found
77% of respondents believe immigration should be reduced either ‘a lot’ or ‘a little’
77% of respondents believe immigration should be reduced either ‘a lot’ or ‘a little’
Found through the 2013 British Social Attitudes Survey
How do people often see the immigration issue
As a much larger issue than it usually is
What did Britain guess the percentage of the population as immigrants to be
24%
What is the actual % of immigrants within Great Britain
13%
What may cause Britain to overestimate the situation of immigration
Brexit
Views of doctors
72% of the UK public supported admitting more doctors and nurses from other countries to cope with increasing health demands
Differences between world regions - how they view immigration as an issue
Traditions
Culture
Media
Rules to get in
For quotas of migrants - what factors are looked at to decide how many a country can take
GDP
Population
Unemployment
Asylum applicants already processes
What did the Schengen Agreement do
Abolished many of the cross-border restrictions