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Immigration

How to Manage Immigration Immigration

How to Manage Immigration

Integration debates have become one of the central political topics in Germany in recent days. Some politicians claim that Islam has already become an integral part of the country, while others…

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Oath Does Not Apply to Russians Immigration

Oath Does Not Apply to Russians

The Israeli Cabinet approved by 22 votes to 8 an amendment to the Citizenship Law, according to which persons wishing to become citizens of this Middle Eastern country must swear allegiance to it as…

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The Great Irish Exodus Immigration

The Great Irish Exodus

European analysts fear that the 'Celtic Tiger,' as Ireland was often called during its economic boom, may face the fate of Greece. Many residents of the country, which once attracted hordes of labor…

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Count and Digitize Immigration

Count and Digitize

Foreigners who are not citizens of the European Union, permanently residing in Germany, will soon have to receive a special identity document in the form of a plastic card, similar to the 'Ausweis'…

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Demography Will Change Europe Immigration

Demography Will Change Europe

According to forecasts by the Gallup sociological institute, the population of a number of EU countries could double by 2020. Moreover, demographic changes will occur mainly due to the influx of…

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«Ausweis» via an Accelerated Procedure Immigration

«Ausweis» via an Accelerated Procedure

The junior partners of the Christian Democrats in the ruling coalition – the German liberals – plan to significantly adjust the country's rules for obtaining German citizenship. This concerns two…

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Sanctions for the 'Non-Integrated' Immigration

Sanctions for the 'Non-Integrated'

Days ago, Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière, presenting the government-approved new integration program for migrants living in Germany, explained the need for its adoption by saying that 'the…

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The Camp Leaves Europe Immigration

The Camp Leaves Europe

After the accession in 2007 of Romania and Bulgaria to the European Union, the Roma from these countries, having become EU citizens, flocked in droves to prosperous Western Europe, which soon caused…

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Reputation Led to Deportation Immigration

Reputation Led to Deportation

The deportation of Eastern European Roma from France became the main European scandal this summer. Since the beginning of the year, French authorities have sent about 8,300 Roma back home; in August…

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Israeli Girl Immigration

Israeli Girl

Israeli girl... For the first time, the rough keys of my computer touch such a delicate subject... There is no need to fly like a mad eagle under the clouds or prowl like a gray wolf in the forest…

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There Is Life in Israel After All Immigration

There Is Life in Israel After All

Maryan Belenky – writer, translator, journalist, stand-up comedian. Born in Kyiv in 1950; has lived in Israel since 1991. Creator of the character 'Aunt Sonya' for Klara Novikova. Sketches and…

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How We Live Here Awaiting Terrorist Attacks Immigration

How We Live Here Awaiting Terrorist Attacks

War is raging in the territories. Every hour, passengers on buses anxiously listen to the news. Drivers turn up the radio volume during news broadcasts. The faces of passengers are anxious – almost…

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